Personal Branding for Software Engineers

Personal branding is as important as every other part of your career. What do people say about you when you are not in the room? Is this a question you often ask yourself because you should. How do you stand from a pool of engineers with the unique qualities that you bring to the table? In this talk, I'll share with the audience what personal branding is and some actionable steps you can take to building a brand as a software engineer and ways this can help pivot your career.

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1. Personal Branding for Software Engineers IWD ACCESS WORKSHOP
2. Hi I'm Gift Egwuenu! FRONTEND ENGINEER & TECHNICAL WRITER & COMMUNITY BUILDER
3. What's Personal Branding? Personal branding is the process of developing a "mark" that is created around your name or your career. You use this "mark" to express and communicate your skills, personality, and values. thebalancesmb.com
4. "Your personal brand is what people say about you when you are not in the room – remember that." - Chris Ducker
5. Why Build A Brand?
6. Reason 1: Purpose
7. Reason 2: Career Advancement
8. How To Build A Brand?
9. HOW? B U I L D A P L A T F O R M S H A R I N G K N O W L E D G E B E Y O U R S E L F C R A F T A B I O / P E R S O N A
10. 12 Month Strategy DEFINE A NICHE CREATE TAGLINE 30 SECS PITCH CRAFT BIO BUSINESS CARDS LINKEDIN PORTFOLIO PROFESSIONAL HEADSHOTS PERSONAL PORTFOLIO TESTIMONIALS BLOG SPEAKING ENGAGMENTS COMMUNITY BUILDING
11. Learning In Public
12. JOB OPPORTUNITIES BUILD YOUR NETWORK INFLUENCE Benefits
13. Tips STAY CONSISTENT CREATE VALUED CONTENT JOIN A COMMUNITIY FOLLOW SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE SHARE YOUR WORK ALWAYS BE LEARNING & ITERATE
14. Became active online in 2017 Started blogging in 2018 Gave my first talk in 2018 Started Youtube in 2019 2020?? My Story
15. @lauragift_ Thanks! Connect with me :) giftegwuenu.com Got Questions? bit.ly/personal-brand-yt