The original 100 Reasons

After getting some pretty harsh, but valid feedback after the first day of my campaign, I decided to incorporate a few of the suggestions. What originally started as kind of a joke, seemed to generate a good amount of buzz, and I learned quite a bit. So I took it upon myself to incorporate some of the changes that people thought I should add. I put a version of my resume from Scribd and a sample of one of the projects I worked on at Nielsen NetRatings. Thanks for all the feedback, and here’s to a second attempt:





PROFESSIONAL REASONS:

1. My most recent job: MBA Intern Social Media Strategy/Online Advertising@Turbotax.com
2. I am graduating with an MBA from Pepperdine University in April
3. I have a bachelors degree in economics from UC-Berkeley
4. I have in-depth knowledge of syndicated market research tools (@Plan, Comscore, etc)
5. I can make PowerPoint slides, Excel spreadsheets, and am generally quite skilled with most software applications
6. I have great presentation and communication skills
7. I thrive in fast paced environments
8. I have six years of work experience
9. I came up with the idea for the site this morning, I bought the domain this afternoon, and I’m almost done with this list and it’s nine o’clock in the evening.
10. The focus of my MBA has been marketing


PERSONAL REASONS:

11. I’m smart. But, I know that I don’t know everything
12. I manage to find opportunities even in the worst of situations. For example, I started this website because normal job search methods haven't been that effective
13. I’m willing to take risk
14. I’m always coming up with new ideas
15. I have a great entrepreneurial spirit
16. I see the glass as half full
17. I have a strong eye for underutilized opportunities
18. I am willing to challenge traditional thinking
19. I have a tremendous level of energy



RANDOM FACTS THAT ENABLED ME TO NAME THIS BLOG 100 REASONS YOU SHOULD HIRE ME

20. When I was in the eighth grade, I started my own business. I bought candy at Costco and sold it to kids at school at a significant profit. After the choir teacher caught me, I was forced to give my business to another fellow student. However, the business made upwards of $120 a week. This was a good amount of money in the eighth grade.
21. I know that good leaders surround themselves with people smarter than they are
22. I have a great sense of humor
23. I look good in a suit
24. I was once held at gunpoint on a high-speed car chase in Mexico and I lived to tell about it
25. I always give up my seat on the airplane when somebody wants to sit with a family member or anybody else.
26. I’m fun to be around
27. I’m a great storyteller
28. I’ve lived in five different countries
29. I am extremely outgoing and extroverted
30. I am an excellent public speaker
31. I can play Christmas carols on the tuba
32. I can talk to you about pop culture, world travel, books, and a generally wide array of topics
33. I’m open-minded
34. I am optimistic
35. I learn from my mistakes
36. In my world, there are no strangers, just friends I haven’t met yet.
37. I don’t believe in limits to what people can accomplish
38. I am not afraid to show who I really am
39. I was an officer for a 1000 member student organization while I was at Berkeley
40. I have been a part of a massively failed startup
41. I am insightful
42. recognize the power of social media
43. I lived in Brazil for six months.
44. I’m a great writer with a witty style
45. I once took a plane, a boat, and the bus in one day, just to get to a party. In other words, I am extremely determined and resourceful
46. I have an uncanny ability to remember people’s names
47. I believe that everything happens for a reason
48. I was principal tuba in the all-state band
49. I have read hundreds of personal development books (and still continue to read them)
50. I know how to stretch a budget
51. I’ve been exposed to many cultures
52. I was smart enough to ask my roommate for reasons why he would hire me
53. I came up with a new idea in the process of doing this. I’m thinking of starting a website called 100 reasons why you should date me
54. If this website fails, I’ll think of another way to find a job
55. I would lie down in traffic for my best friends
56. You are sick of reading boring cover letters
57. You see tremendous potential in me
58. You need a new perspective
59. I can execute decisions quickly and efficiently
60. I know how to lead a team
61. I have a great passion for life
62. I worked at McDonald’s in high school. It was one of the most valuable learning experiences.
63. I see the glass as half full
64. I worked as a social media intern
65. I’m a team player
66. I believe that a good manager mentors his employees, in such a way, that they are eventually in his role.
67. I write on several blogs
68. I have active profiles, with several hundred friends, on many social networks
69. I think the rules should be broken (in the right context)
70. I believe in going beyond my comfort zone. I think this is one of the fastest ways you learn
71. I think you can learn something from everybody you interact with in your life
72. I’m honest
73. I like surfing
74. I am very physically active
75. I have good hair
76. I have eclectic taste in music
77. I know a lot about 80’s pop culture
78. I am daring enough to put together a list that reveals some very interesting parts of my personality
79. If I were determined enough, I could probably find a way to eat at no cost for seven days a week
80. I read many blogs
81. I set goals on a regular basis
82. I dare to dream
83. When you change the way you look at things, the way things look starts to change
84. I like to make people laugh
85. Life is way too short to take seriously
86. I try to look for humor in every situation
87. I usually smile
88. I believe in helping people
89. I’m inquisitive
90. I’m always testing new ideas
91. I get inspired by other people’s creative ideas
92. I once took a standup comedy class and performed at a local theater
93. I once played a tuba concerto with the UC Berkeley wind ensemble
94. My sister is in med school. So, if we are hanging out in a social setting, and you have some sort of near death experience, and she happens to be there, she can save your life. Hopefully, that will never be necessary
95. I came up with 90 reasons in less than an hour and a half
96. I’m already thinking of an extensive marketing plan for this website
97. I am a horrible karaoke singer but will sing anyways
98. I try to get the most out of every experience
99. I worked 20 hours a week while I was in college. One of my jobs was doing door-to-door sales of gas station coupon books.
100. If somebody asks you what you were thinking when you hired me, you have 99 reasons