How to Raise your Industry/Sector Profile

When working within a technical discipline it is important to raise your industry as part of your personal branding and marketing

Raising your market / sector profile is an important exercise to undertake to help you improve your marketability and therefore help your recruitment consultancy put you forward for more of the roles you really want AND negotiate better pay rates on your behalf.

Here are some simple activities you can incorporate within your daily, weekly and monthly routine to constantly enhance your industry profile:

1.     Linked IN

One of the simplest activities to undertake is to engage within discussions on Linked IN.

Go and join some groups which are heavily orientated around your chosen field of expertise, and by association are dense with your peers, and participate within the discussions taking place.

It will give you a chance to meet peers, build you network and raise your profile all within one area.

2.     Forums and Websites

Sites such as Contractor UK, the PCG, Computer Weekly all have very high audiences. Complement this with niche sites and forums such as www.cplusplus.com/forum or androidforums.com give you highly targeted and relevant audiences.

Within both you can conduct yourself in the same manner in which you would use Linked IN and as a result will help to raise and enhance your professional profile.

3.     Blogs and Podcasts

Some well-known professionals in your industry have very successful blogs and podcasts which are followed by incredibly loyal audiences.

So go ahead and subscribe to their blog / podcast and engage within their discussions and communities.

Summary:

These are simple steps which will not only enhance your profile within the industry but will also ensure you are keeping up with all the latest developments within your chosen field.