What many don’t know is that job seekers can be divided into 2 categories: doers or achievers. School has taught us that hard work is what helps us achieve our dreams and what makes us employable. Naturally, we think that the more clubs we join or the more certificates we obtain, the closer we will be to our dream jobs when we graduate. This results in the majority of us being doers when we graduate. But what does being a doer actually mean?
According to Dictionary.com, a doer means “someone who gets things done with efficiency and vigor.” Although being a doer is not necessarily a bad thing, anyone can get tasks done efficiently through hard work and effort.
While it shows experience, simply stating all the activities and projects you have participated in does not make you stand out from the many candidates who have also done the same projects as you. For example, you are a social media marketing manager and your job description entails forming a marketing strategy through Instagram. Merely stating the projects (of different fields) you have participated in does not show anything unique to your abilities. Doers often only exhibit what they have done but not what value they have contributed to the project. Doers are also those who dabble in all types of activities without a clear direction or meaning. To put it simply, those who do things for the sake of doing it. However, employers can see right through this and simply “doing” and “trying” is not enough if you want to succeed.
With thousands of hardworking candidates in the talent pool, how do we stand out from the masses?