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Aug 2024
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Employers Not Seeing Your Value? Create ...

AUSTIN BELCAK
About this episode

Austin shares his thoughts on how to make your value crystal clear to your dream companies by creating a portfolio!

Time Stamped Show Notes:

[0:25] - How to make your value crystal clear

[1:12] - What a portfolio can do for you

[2:12] - You can create your own experience

[4:11] - Choose your focus with intention

[5:24] - Create a portfolio blog post & sell your ideas

[6:36] - Play the long game


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