“BRANDS ARE BUILT ON WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT YOU,

NOT WHAT YOU ARE SAYING ABOUT YOURSELF.”

~ GUY KAWASAKIHTTP://WWW.GUYKAWASAKI.COM/

NAME: NATASCHA ‘CAREER COACH | POOCHIE’ SAUNDERS

EDUCATION: UMASS AMHERST (BS), JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY (MBA)

NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY (MS), MIT SLOAN (EXEC), HARVARD HKS (EXEC),

STANFORD (EXEC), NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY (ED.D) ,CURRENT

ENTREPRENEUR: CEO | FOUNDER OF THE YOUTH CAREER COACH INC.

CURRENT EMPLOYERS: FACULTY AT NORTHEASTERN, FACULTY AT TRINITY WASHINGTON, MBA EXCHANGE

FORMER EMPLOYERS: GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY | ENCOMPASS EDUCATION | URI | MIT SLOAN | BOSTON

UNIVERSITY | JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY |STATE STREET | A.G. EDWARDS

|WACHOVIA SECURITIES | MACY’S/NEIMAN MARCUS | SAKS FIFTH | SWAROVSKI | CANDY FORD

MODELING | ROXBURY PUBLIC DEFENDERS | INCERT SOFTWARE | PITNEY BOWES | BALLY’S

TOTAL FITNESS | REGGIE LEWIS

HOBBIES: TENNIS, PIANO, COOKING, TAE-KWON-DO

GREEK ORGANIZATIONS: ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA | DELTA SIGMA PI | SIGMA EPSILON RHO

COOL FACTS: GOODWILL AMBASSADOR, GAMBIA (AS MISS BLACK RI USA ‘06|’07)

AWARDS: TORY JOHNSON’S WOMEN FOR HIRE, DARING DOER

MASS HOUSING | MASS IMPACT, CHANGE AGENT

HARVARD ‘WECAN’ WOMAN OF THE YEAR

About Me

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DO YOU HAVE A BRAND?

“It’s not who you know it’s who knows you.” Jeffrey Gitomer

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• PERSONAL BRANDING, BY DEFINITION IS THE PROCESS BY WHICH WE MARKET

OURSELVES TO OTHERS.

• IT’S HOW YOU POSITION YOURSELF FOR SUCCESS USING TODAY’S RESOURCES.

WHAT IS PERSONAL BRAND & WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?

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MANY PEOPLE THINK PERSONAL BRANDING IS ONLY FOR INDIVIDUALS SUCH AS:

WHO IS PERSONAL BRANDING FOR?

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MANY PEOPLE THINK PERSONAL BRANDING IS ONLY FOR INDIVIDUALS SUCH AS:

WHO IS PERSONAL BRANDING FOR?

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HOW TO DISCOVER YOUR BRAND?1. ASSESSMENTS: MYERS BRIGGS/JUNG TYPOLOGY, STRENGTH FINDERS, TRANSFERABLE SKILLS, JOB

ASSESSMENT, HABITS/NATURAL ETC.

2. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN CALLED INTELLIGENT, HUMOROUS, ARROGANT, NETWORKER, OR ANALYTICAL BY PEERS? ASK?

3. LOOK IN THE MIRROR ! WHAT IS YOUR VISION?

4. WRITE YOUR BIOGRAPHY AND YOUR OBITUARY.

“START WITH THE END IN MIND. ” ~ STEPHEN R. COVEY, THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE

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WHEN & WHERE IS MY BRAND IN PLAY? WHEN YOU WALK OUT THE DOOR

EVENTS/GATHERINGS

FAMILY

ONLINE

ON THE STREET

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MATERIALS USED IN BRANDING

THE COVER LETTER

• WHY DO YOU WRITE THEM?

• STYLES (PARAGRAPH | BULLETS)

• ADDRESSING THE LETTER TO WHOM

• CONTENT

• WHY ARE YOU INTERESTED IN THE POSITION, AND THIS COMPANY (BROCHURE, MISSION, VALUES,

LEADERS)?

• REVIEW THE JOB DESCRIPTION! WHAT DID THEY SAY THEY WANTED IN A CANDIDATE?

• MAKE THE MATCH (SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS VS. WHAT YOU HAVE)

• TRANSFERABLE SKILL SET | EXPLAIN THAT YOU HAVE THE SKILLS (JOBS, COURSES, VOLUNTEER

ETC.)

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THE RESUME • PURPOSE | LEGAL DOCUMENT

• LENGTH

• ACCOMPLISHMENT STATEMENTS (PAR, VERB TENSE)

• #’S (PEOPLE, HOURS, MONEY, ETC.)

• HEADINGS (CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS, PROJECT BASED EXPERIENCE, PRESENTATIONS,

HOBBIES | INTERESTS)

• NOT JUST SPELL CHECK

• WEBSITES (ON RESUME & ONLINE RESUME WEBSITES/PORTFOLIOS)

• RESUME EVALUATION CHECK LIST (HANDOUT)

• EXTRA:

• LETTERS/VERBAL RECOMMENDATIONS (CAN IMPACT YOU GETTING HIRED, MUST VERIFY YOUR COVER

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QUESTIONS

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NETWORKING

STATISTICS

WHAT EMPLOYERS ARE SAYING….

• 70% OF JOBS AT GOOGLE ARE FILLED BY INTERNAL CANDIDATES-GOOGLE

• 70-80% OF JOBS ARE FILLED BY NETWORKING- U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

JEFFREY GITOMER’S

LITTLE BLACK BOOK OF CONNECTIONS

6.5 ASSETSFOR NETWORKING YOUR WAY TO RICH

RELATIONSHIPS

NETWORKING STARTS WITH YOU….

WHO IS IN THE ROOM? WHO HAS THE CONTACT?

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THE BREAK DOWN OF NETWORKING• WHY (EXPLORE, IDENTIFY, BUILD, YOUR FUTURE)

• WHO (FAMILY/FRIENDS (AUTO DETAIL SHOP), ALUMNI, HS, PARENTS (BRUINS HAT),

TEACHERS)

• WHAT (A SYSTEM TO SHARE INFORMATION, PERSONAL)

• WHEN (CHURCH, BUS, FOOD, MECHANIC)

• WHERE (SOCIAL MEDIA) GROUPS/MEMBER OF ASSOCIATIONS, AKA, GMU, CHURCH

• HOW (OLD SCHOOL LETTERS, ELEVATOR PITCH (HANDOUT), GIVE A PRESENTATION,

INFORMATIONAL INTERVIEW, BUSINESS CARDS)

NETWORKING ON SOCIAL MEDIA• LINKED IN

• CREATE A STRONG PROFILE

• READ OTHER PROFILES IN YOUR FIELD

• REQUESTING AN INTRODUCTION

• ASK ANYONE IF YOU CAN ADD THEM & SEARCH WHO THEY ARE CONNECTED TO

• GROUPS (ALUMNI, INDUSTRY, START YOUR OWN)

• ADD PROJECTS, BOOKS ETC. ON YOUR PROFILE

• BLOGGER |WORD PRESS | NEWSLETTER | MAGAZINE | PAPER • GOOGLE SEARCH

• YOUTUBE CHANNEL • EXPERTISE, ANY FEATURES OF YOU ONLINE ANYWHERE?

• FACEBOOK• ESSENCE MAGAZINE

• BLACK ENTERPRISE MAGAZINE

• SUBSCRIBE, READ THEIR ABOUT TABS

• TWITTER • DIRECT MESSAGE TO THE PRESIDENT OF INTERNSHIPS.COM

• MACY’S MARKETING DEPARTMENT FOR A STUDENT PERFUME CREATOR 4/21/2015

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NETWORKING TIPS DO’S• ASK FOR BUSINESS CARDS & ORGANIZE THEM IN EXCEL, LINKEDIN & WRITE ON

THE BACK OF THEM

• UPDATE YOUR CONTACTS W/ WHAT YOUR DOING – YOU MAY NEED A

REFERENCE, SEND NOTES ONCE A YEAR

• POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND SMILE (PEARL WHITE TEETH AND GREAT BREATH)

• LISTEN AND FOLLOW THROUGH, MAKE A PERSONAL CONNECTION

• PRACTICE YOUR ELEVATOR PITCHES

A survey of more than 2,000 adults conducted by Glassdoor and

Harris Interactive found that 52% trust friends and family when

making job decisions, 14% trust reviews, 5% trust a company's website

and 2% trust the company's recruiters.

SENIOR EXECUTIVE TIP

• “I THINK THAT IT WOULD BE USEFUL TO REITERATE THAT YOUNG PROFESSIONALS SHOULD SEND A FOLLOW UP EMAIL. OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS, I RECEIVED SEVERAL E-MAILS FROM INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE APPLYING FOR THE … POSITION. I ANSWERED THEIR QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS, AND THEN I NEVER HEARD BACK FROM THEM AGAIN. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE TO HEAR WHETHER THEY MADE IT TO THE NEXT ROUND OR EVEN IF THEY DID NOT GET THE JOB. IN THE LATTER CASE, I COULD SEND THEIR RESUME THROUGH A DIFFERENT CHANNEL OR PERHAPS EVEN GET SOME FEEDBACK FOR THEM AS TO WHY THEY DID NOT GET THE JOB THAT MIGHT BE USEFUL IN FUTURE INTERVIEWS.”

“PEOPLE DON’T BUY WHAT YOU DO THEY BUY WHY YOU DO IT”

~ GUY KAWASAKIHTTP://WWW.GUYKAWASAKI.COM/

FINDING JOBS OR INTERNSHIPS

ASK PARENTS, FRIENDS, FAMILY

MEMBERS TO SET UP MEETINGS WITH HR

DIRECTORS

ASSOCIATIONS DATABASES

CAREER SERVICES ADVISORS

(EXAMPLE: GOOGLE, APPLE)

DO YOU FIND PROBLEMS TO SOLVE?

DO YOU HAVE A

HEADHUNTER/RECRUITER? CAN YOU

LOCATE A TEMP AGENCY?

DO YOU HAVE A TOP 10 TARGET LIST?

FORMER EMPLOYERS (VOLUNTEERS,

INTERNSHIPS, SUMMER JOBS ETC.)

HELP WANTED AD’S IN THE

NEWSPAPERS

INDUSTRY JOB FAIRS, NOT JUST SCHOOL

*INFORMATIONAL INTERVIEWS

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JOB WEBSITES

PROFESSORS, TEACHERS,

MENTORS, MINISTERS (EX. DR.

REID, MR. THOMSON SECURITY

AT THE CHURCH)

SEND OUT LETTERS OF INQUIRY

WHAT BOARDS DO YOU SIT ON

(SCHOOL & NOT RELATED)?

WHAT ORGANIZATIONS ARE YOU

A MEMBER OF?

WHO HAVE YOU HELPED? ARE

YOU OF SERVICE?

WHO KNOWS YOU?

YOUR BRAND

QUESTIONS

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M.I.C.R.O.CREATED BY NATASCHA SAUNDERS ™

PERSONAL BRANDING TOOL KIT

• MATERIALS

• BUSINESS CARD, RESUME, COVER LETTER, REFERENCES

• IMAGE

• APPAREL, HYGIENE, HAIR STYLE, HANDS, SHOES, PICTURES, AVATAR

• COMMUNICATION

• INTRODUCTION, ELEVATOR PITCH, ETIQUETTE (SILENT LANGUAGE-EYES, ARMS, LEGS ETC.), EMAIL, PHONE, TEXT, IM

• REPUTATION

• FAMILY, FRIENDS, ASSOCIATIONS, NETWORK, RETURN THE FAVORS, GIVER

• ONLINE

• PORTFOLIO, BLOG, WEBSITE, LINKEDIN, FACEBOOK, TWITTER, GOOGLE, YOUTUBE PRESENTATIONS4/21/2015

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RESOURCES• WWW.THEYOUTHCAREERCOACH.COM (RESUME, COVER LETTER, VISION & GOAL GUIDE)

• THEYOUTHCAREERCOACH.COM/RESOURCES.HTML (HELPFUL RESOURCES)

• WWW.HUMANMETRICS.COM/CGI-WIN/JTYPES2.ASP (FREE PERSONALITY TEST)

• WWW.QUINTCAREERS.COM (HAS LOTS OF RESOURCES)

• WWW.GALLUPSTRENGTHSCENTER.COM (FIND YOUR 5 TOP STRENGTHS)

• BOOKS:

• HOW TO BECOME CEO, JEFFREY J. FOX

• LITTLE BLACK BOOK OF CONNECTIONS, JEFFREY GITOMER

• ASK FOR IT, LINDA BABCOCK & SARA LASCHEVER

• THE GIRLS’ GUIDE TO POWER & SUCCESS, SUSAN SOLOVIC

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