Episode 8: Cataloging Your Successes.

In this episode The Team explores how and why designers should catalog their successes in order to become more confident and well-rounded in their careers. 

Show notes:

Purpose:

• Promotes Professional Confidence
• Practice self-promotion
• Brag!
• Demonstrate breadth of experience
• Keep public-facing spaces current
• Identify holes in skill or experience
• Diff success hold diff value to every company, team, client
• Prepare for hard interview questions

Types of Success:

• Professional Formal:
  • Jobs, Internships, Co-ops
  • ProBono, Volunteer
  • Freelance 
• Experiential: 
  • Mentorships
  • Professional Workshops
  • Team-based Work
  • Related Coursework
  • Other design experiences 
• Personal
  • Project, process, personal breakthroughs
  • Growth Experiences
  • Leadership Exp. 
  • Out of the box OR Out of your comfort zone

Places to Brag:

• Visual
  • Website
  • Dribble
  • Instagram
• Written
  • LinkedIn
  • Website
  • Resume
  • Medium/Blogs (writing skills)
  • Case Study (Website or linkedin)

Opportunities for new Success:

• School
  • Projects, classes, teams, 
• Professional work
  • Internships, jobs, freelance, on-campus organizations, et . 
• Enhance Communication and personal Skills
  • Negotiation, time management, marketing, writing, photography, correspondence, etc
• Professional Organizations
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Content to Consider:

• Success metrics
• Key outcomes/takeaways
• Invisible success
• New skills/learnings (interpersonal or professional) 
• Processes 
• Barriers overcame
• negatives/weaknesses turned positive
• Maneuvering through changes in client ask

Host, Producer, & Editor - Mark Cela
Host, Director, & Script Writer - Kristen Pericleous
Host, Social Media Manager, Social Media Content Creator, & Editor - Dan Lawson
Host, Website Director - Lauren DeMarks