STRATEGY 2: Develop Your Brand - 8. Practice and Exercise

Work out and practice what you learn. It is in practice that we become better at what we do. The Holy Book says that iron sharpens iron, as a friend the countenance of his friend. Gain Hands-On Experience in the area of your brand. In developing your brand, you do not have an excuse in the area of practice. Even if you do not have a job, you can get better via:

Apprenticeship

This is when you get yourself trained by a skilled professional in an art, craft, or trade.

Internship

This is when you go in as an assistant or trainee working to gain practical experience in an occupation.

Industrial Training Attachment

For those learning technical skills, the Industrial Training Attachment scheme is an avenue to work and hone their technical skills with very little or no payment. Here technical skills are sharpened with hands-on experience while learning.

Management Training

Young graduates seeking for employment could join companies and organizations as management trainees. Although they may not be well remunerated as full time experienced staff, they however have the opportunity of learning a lot about the brand or industry they are into. Here, they are exposed to several relevant training and induction processes to adopt them into their organization.

Volunteering

This is when you work for someone without being paid. You can hone your skill by deciding to work for someone or organization without being paid. This is a win-win situation. You hone your skill and get better, while the person you helped gets the service free.

Pro Bono

Just like in volunteering, you can get things done for the good of the public without any payment or compensation. It is the Short form of Latin “pro bono publico", meaning for the public good.