#8 Over-Confidence is good for your professional growth
Hello everyone,
Welcome to my website and my 8th blog post.
In this blog, I will talk about developing a distinct personality that accelerates your growth in the professional world.
In my previous blog, I detailed my networking technique, and how that has helped me prepare for an academia-to-industry transition.
Till now I have:
1. Given 1 job interview for a junior Project Manager role
(Result – Negative)
2. Given 1 job interview for a Key Account Manager role
(Result – Negative, but the CBO of the company mentioned that my resume was within the top 10 / 80 applicants. They just need a person with experience for this role, but will keep my resume for future jobs in the company)
3. Sent an unsolicited job application to a bioindustrial startup
(Result – Negative, but the CEO said that she will keep my resume for future jobs in the company)
4. Sent 2 unsolicited applications after the employees of the companies mentioned that my skills are a good fit
(Result – Awaiting Results)
5. Volunteering to work for marketing and event management at REBBLS (non-profit networking organization in Copenhagen biotech industry)
(Result – Generated networks within biotech industry startups)
6. Made connections with new companies through LinkedIn
(Result – Scheduled zoom calls with employees to understand what role can I serve)
I ACHIEVED THIS IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS… If you use LinkedIn well, you can too.
But one personality trait that helped me a lot is OVER-CONFIDENCE. I have always been advised to be humble and down to earth and never be over-confident. Overconfidence is a show-off and not considered a good personality.
But in today’s world, everyone loves over-confident individuals. Why?
- Over-confidence makes your oral communication highly assertive
- Assertive communication makes you a good negotiator
- Overconfidence shows off how confident are you of your own caliber, a trait loved by employers in the competitive world. More in the startup community.
For example:
- In the interview for the “Key Account Manager Position”, the CBO (Chief Business Officer) asked me:
Question – Why do you think that you are suited for this job?
My answer was – There are two skills that I possess, which are critical for this role. These are networking capabilities, and translating complex scientific concepts into industry terms. I am extremely good at these qualities and something that I am proud of. I am a master in reading the audience and can modify presentations accordingly…. (then I explained in detail)
The underlined phrases reflect the confidence I have in my qualities. If such phrases are followed with examples, then the interviewer develops trust in my personality.
This technique works at all levels.
If you are a Ph.D. student, apply this technique to win over your thesis evaluators, if an undergraduate / Masters's student, then uses this to crack important internships, etc.
However, it needs to be balanced. If over-confidence is backed by an inappropriate example or a lie, then it is fatal.
So to become a successful person, you should develop an Over-Confident Attitude and then learn to Control it.
It is impossible to first become HUMBLE and then GAIN CONFIDENCE.
The more you try to be humble, you will be sucked into an unconscious LOW CONFIDENCE PERSONALITY and that is not going to help you gain success.
Always become Over-Confident and Learn how to Control it.
Becoming OVERCONFIDENT is difficult. You need to trust your own skills to become overconfident. So, in reality, it helps you accept your skills, your efforts, your personality and be proud of it… The pride internally generates OVERCONFIDENCE.
So, next time you sit down to write a list of all the skills you possess, generate a list with details and the efforts you took to attain perfection… It will help you develop OVERCONFIDENCE.
Remember to apply OVERCONFIDENCE in your daily life because attitude starts from basic personality. For example:
- In a social gathering, if anyone praises you for a quality you possess,
- Your reply should be specific,
CORRECT reply: Thank you for appreciating it. I know I am good at this (OVER-CONFIDENCE)
WRONG reply: It is not a big deal. I am trying to do as much as I can (LOW-CONFIDENCE)
My advice: OVERCONFIDENCE starts from home 😊
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