If you’ve been following my blog for awhile now, you probably have a few questions about the purpose of value propositions, VPs for short.
What are value propositions and why are they important for future employment opportunities?
VPs are work projects targeting a certain hurdle or need of a business, and it signals how can create value for your prospective employer.
These VPs can be anything ranging from a 90 day marketing plan, to coding projects. In the past, I’ve created thirty Instagram graphics, blog posts turned into infographics, training manuals, and many more. If you would like a better idea of a VP, head over to the “Projects” tab on my website.
Why create a VP?
For the record, it increases your chances of getting hired, and you stand out among the other job seekers. Also, VPs are solid proof to back up your claims of certain skills and qualities you possess.
So how many should I create? As many as you can, I made 17 so far. Doing so will build your portfolio of skills to show to an employer. The purpose of a VP is to replace a boring, static resume with something exciting and fresh for an employer.
Wait, you’re telling me you made that many and still haven’t gotten a job? You put in all that work and time and it went to waste.
It’s true I haven’t gotten hired yet but I did land three interviews and I’m currently waiting to hear back from Classical Conversations, a Christian homeschool resource center. Going through the interviews was just as valuable since it helped my hone my interviewing skills.
So none of my efforts went to waste because I learned new skills with each project, every single week. I gained new tools to add in my toolbox such as HTML coding, graphic design, social media marketing, and operations training manuals.
If you’re tired of applying to job after job and getting ignored by every business, I highly recommend Praxis’ guide on VPs here, it goes further in depth about how to create one.