DJH 555: how to stand out

Handwritten Thank You Notes

I've written over 300 handwritten thank you notes in the past 5 years. To colleagues, job interviewers, new contacts, donors to my non-profit org, and friends.

The value of this is:
- it feels good to thank people
- people feel good when they are thanked
- handwritten notes send a signal of special meaning
- people remember you
- you develop a more grateful mindset
- you stand out from everyone else

Why not go the extra mile and start to write handwritten thank you notes?

Dropping Out of High School, Breaking into Tech Sales, and Job Hunt Hacks

Adrianna Vidal is now community manager at RevGenius, but she never graduated high school. Instead she forged her own path through the value creation mindset.

Learn more in our podcast with her.

Adrianna Vidal on Dropping out of High School, Tech Sales, and Job Hunt Hacks by The Daily Job Hunt

In this interview edition of the Daily Job Hunt, we’re speaking with Adrianna Vidal. Adrianna is the Community Manager over at RevGenius, and talks with us about dropping out of high school, landing a job in retail and how it pivoted to tech sales, and more!In this episode: Why Adrianna dropped o…

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