Putting it all together to build your personal brand.
Fill in all the elements of the WhyMe? model:
- Your Vision
- Your Values
- Your Personality
- Supporting Factors
Your Values
What behavioural traits are the most important to you? guidance notes>>
For each Value write a sentence explaining what this means – eg. Attention to detail – We all make mistakes but I pride myself in always striving for 100% perfection.
Value
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Your Personality
What are your main personality characteristics? guidance notes>>
For each Personality characteristic write a sentence explaining what this means – eg. Curious – I’m very good at listening to others and learning from what they’ve achieved themselves.
Personality Trait
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Supporting Factors
Look over the Values and Personality characteristics you listed above. What example can you give that supports each one? guidance notes>>
Eg. Determined – competing in the Transcontinental Race: the self-supported cycle race across Europe.
Summing it all up – capturing ‘you’ in just a few words…
Finally create your summary by looking over everything that you have written in all the four sections – Your Vision, Your Values, Your Personality and Supporting Factors – thinking about what that says about you overall. guidance notes>>
At the beginning of an interview, if someone asked you to say what you are all about and what you have to offer in 30 seconds, what would you say?