Just today I've had my face and an interview published in the Hamilton Spectator. I thought it would be pretty cool, a bit of shameless self-promotion in a very competitive job market. What has actually happened is actually a lot more daunting! Not daunting in the scary sense of the word; more so on the overwhelming side! People I don't know are sharing the article across the net; hundreds or thousands potentially reading it online and then 100,000s more in the print edition!
Now what I find truly unusual is how proud people are of how I'm affiliated with them. My old high school posted the article, a twitter follower I've never actually met tweeted a photo of something I said and called it good advice! An old family friend and prominent member of the Hamilton business scene emailed me congratulations!
I didn't really know what to expect, going into this. I imagined a few close friends who I had told about the upcoming article to maybe text me or say "hey I read that, pretty cool." the next time I saw them.
So what am I saying?
Thank you! From a co-worker bringing a cut-out of the article to work, to my mom leaving it open at breakfast to the Hamilton Hive posting it and Chris Farias sharing it; thank you to everyone! Also a special thank you to my employer; Greenhorizons Sod Farm. It turns out, to be a Young Professional, one must be employed professionally!
If you're wondering what I'm on about, here's the article:
http://www.thespec.com/news/business/article/723039--ben-verkerk-22
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