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www.marvrussell.co m [email protected] om 312.315.7737 EXPERTISE • 25+ years Corporate Leadership Experience • OD/HR Consultant, Author, Speaker, Leadership Coach • Student-Athlete Performance Coach o Notre Dame student-athlete Career Development Strategies 7 High-Impact Steps to Own and Manage Your Career by Marv Russell 1
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EXPERTISE• 25+ years Corporate Leadership Experience• OD/HR Consultant, Author, Speaker, Leadership Coach• Student-Athlete Performance Coach
o Notre Dame student-athlete
Career Development Strategies
7 High-Impact Steps to
Own and Manage Your Career by Marv Russell
7 High-Impact Career Development Strategies
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The development of your career is tough and if you are in a career transition, it can be stressful.
You must be flexible to the needs and expectations of a potential employer.
You are your brand and your job is brand management.
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1. Leverage your ethnic culture• Today organizations value cultural differences• Research a prospective employer’s values
o Social media posts, images and channels are a good way to understand a company’s brand and values
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2. Define your career objective• Write down your immediate career goal• Write down your ideal career goal• Define the steps you need to follow to achieve
your ideal career goal• Be intentional
o Review and update your career objectives on a regular basis
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3. Be essential, exceptional and ethical• Be essential
o Make sure you have the knowledge and skills employers in your field need
• Be exceptionalo Your performance must be exceptional
• Be ethicalo Your behaviors must be ethical and meet the
expectations of your employer and clients
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4. Perfect your elevator speech• Always be prepared with a 30-60 second
summary of your skills, knowledge and career goalso Be concise: you only have a few seconds to grab
and hold their attentiono Be clear: use language everyone understandso Tell your story: showcase your personalityo Close with a CTA: what’s the next step
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5. Build your brand on social media• Employers research social for prospects and
current employees• Your online behavior is your brand• If you have to wonder if its OK to post
something, it’s probably not• Create a social profile that promotes who you
are and where you want to go
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6. Find a mentor• Someone who knows you, who will tell you the
truth and whose advise you trust
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7. Be prepared for rejection and success• Welcome the small wins
o Internships, letters of recommendation, volunteer work
• Learn from rejection o Failure is an opportunity to learn and improve
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Career Development Strategies
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about Marv Russell:I'm an author; keynote speaker; and OD / HR consultant and expert on leadership, organizational development, and behavior and ethics.
I was a football student-athlete at the University of Notre Dame and member of the 1973 National Championship Team, with an MPA from Indiana University and currently completing my PhD in Organizational Development.
I'm the author of two books • Linebacker in the Boardroom: Lessons in Life and Leadershi
p, a leadership best seller
• Finding Your Internship: What Employers Want You to Know
• My new book, Building the Diverse and Inclusive Organization, is scheduled for fall publication.
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