Mark Cuban Is Coming For Me...What Should I Do?
J.T. O'Donnell
Founder & CEO, Work It DAILY | Board of Directors, McCoy | Career & Professional Development | Job Search | HR & Recruiting | Employer Branding | Recruitment Marketing | Talent Management | Executive Coaching
I'm not your typical Influencer on LinkedIn. I'm not ashamed to tell you I started out as sort of an outsider on the platform. When LinkedIn reached out to me about writing for them, I was surprised and honored. The original goal for the program was to have an extremely diverse set of industry and subject-matter experts share their thoughts to generate comments and meaningful discussions. I loved the idea and was thrilled to join in. However, when I saw the first list of Influencers and read their bios, in a brief 'crisis of confidence' moment, I thought, "How the heck did I get on this list?"
I Decided to Focus On What I Know Best
Once it kicked off, I didn't want to be the Influencer that had no followers. I wanted to, "pull my weight," as they say. I was ranked in the bottom 5% of the first 400+ contributors. I decided to write twice a week, every week. I promoted the articles, paid close attention to the content that was resonating with members, and answered as many career questions for readers as I could. It's been an incredibly rewarding experience - a lot of work - but well worth it. Fast forward to today, and I'm in the top twenty Influencers on LinkedIn.
But maybe, not for long...
Now, Mark Cuban Is Coming For Me
Even though I've written 200+ articles on LinkedIn, I'm about to be passed by Mark Cuban. He's written only six. I get it. His enormous popularity as an incredibly successful entrepreneur, his role as an advisor on the show, "Shark Tank," and his huge social media presence is providing well-earned momentum for acquiring followers. I respect what he's created in his career. I also know he is crazy competitive! Which is making me think: "Dang it! I've got to stay in the game."
What can I say? I'm a roll-your-sleeves-up, scrappy bootstrapping female entrepreneur who doesn't like to lose to a tough competitor. Plus, I want to be able to help more people. So, my mind is shouting, "Game on, Mark! You've got skills, but I'm willing to work harder."
However, I need my teammates (a/k/a YOU) to guide me!
Tell Me The Next 10 Articles I Should Write
I'm going to do what I do best. Dig in, write, and try to provide as much helpful advice, resources, and tools as I can. However, I need you to tell me what you want.
I'm looking for some fun, crazy, smart topics that you want to know more about. Got a career problem you haven't seen discussed yet? Tell me more. Want the inside scoop on a job search challenge? Share what it is.
I'd like to keep up with Mark Cuban for as long as I can. To me, that means offering even more value here on LinkedIn. So, I'm asking you to tell what what I can do to make that happen.
Thanks for reading and I look forward to your suggestions, and ultimately, providing some new material for you to check out.
P.S. - Have we met yet? First, thanks for reading my article! I have the privilege of being the CEO of CareerHMO.com. Besides writing for LinkedIn, I also write column for INC Magazine is called "Workplace Referee." I invite you to CLICK BELOW on some of my most popular articles:
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8 年Hi J.T., for some reason this old thread popped up in my stream and I was compelled to chime in. I have yet to read through your 147 comments (!) so this may be a redundant question: While I have longevity in my work history as an employee, I've exceeded that time being self-employed instead--working every role necessary in order to maintain my endeavors. Now I'm ready to shift back into becoming a vital team member as an employee under the more stable umbrella of working for a larger company. However, I'm reticent to package myself with my most through line skill set under the specific job title of, "C-Level EA." While I can thrive performing that role, I'd rather pursue another utilizing my operations management skill set that is just as developed, minus having had that official job title. My concern is that it may be too cost prohibitive to be anything but self-employed because my W-2 employment history doesn't specifically corroborate that I have successfully performed the applicable duties for this career shift. Beyond that, when being considered for an EA position, it seems too often (and inaccurately) it's considered an entry-level job offering compensation not commensurate with my experience level and/or I am deemed "over qualified." Considering my conundrum, how do you suggest I go about packaging myself in my job search? Thanks for reaching out to your audience! Kate Sancer
CoFounder/Entreprenur/Operation
8 年Keep on the good work, you're doing great already!!
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8 年How about reintegration of injured works or vets to the workforce? How about how to avoid being "clicked out" of a job by the HR persons filter choice as they search through the database of resumes. Even how to avoid the allowed questions from on+line apps that discriminate.