This (might be) my very last blog post of the year that was 2025. I've noticed a lot of new followers and connections via my posts or outreach on LinkedIn, and I'd like to work on a content strategy that involves "reintroducing myself" in the new year.

Currently, I'm sifting through ideas of what language I want to use, how I want to portray myself, and what my ultimate goals are — as you guessed, this will take some time, so I better begin now.

Creating a narrative through one's career can be rough, especially when your history is all over the place when considering positions held, volunteering opportunities, and educational background. This also involves taking a leap into perhaps new fields of which I might find myself worthwhile to explore.

While professional accomplishments are important, they do not define who you are as an individual. Too many companies and firms expect an individual to fit exactly in with their culture, as a cookie cutter. Personally, I don't cut that way. I have too many different experiences and networked with individuals through various fields in my life – including those career choices in which I have no interest in partaking.

This might be redundant in today's age, but use LLMs to come up with ideas, but PLEASE do not have these platforms write for you. You must be able to speak up for yourself. After all, during that interview, you will be the one speaking and explaining yourself — not ChatGPT.

As of now, I'd like to begin with an update of what I've been up to, what my hobbies are that align with my profession, what tools and objectives are important to me and what experience those bring to the table, but that's not all — in an age where AI threatens to "destroy" entry-level positions, it's important to hone in and talk about what soft skills you have. Again, it's something that LLMs are incapable of, even with the best prompt engineers among us.

Lastly, be creative with how you'd like to portray yourself — avoid LinkedIn cliche like, "You'll never guess what I did now...", or "What being in the womb taught me about B2B sales...". We're all sick of it, and I'm sure recruiters are as well.

Don't reinvent the wheel here. We're all only human, so be exactly that — human. Don't try too hard, be authentic, end with a question to invite comment and advice. You bring something unique to the table, something that others do not. If you show that off, you'll invite intrigue and let people know where you stand in your life journey.

Crafting this message takes time. It's why I'm drawing out drafts as we speak. Only you can introduce yourself, a firm, friend, or coworker can't do that for you.