34: When You're Wondering Whether You Should Go Freelance - Rebecca Perrin

Oct 21, 2019

We live in a time where the “6-figure boss babe” lifestyle and the hustle is glorified, but at what cost? Is it truly attainable, or is it hurting you, your personal health and financial health in the process? Or can we find the same satisfaction in roles at organizations that we get from the entrepreneurial lifestyle?

Rebecca Perrin, owner of Brand Editor, is here this week to debunk the myths around entrepreneurship and the freelance lifestyle and how to determine if it’s right for you. Through her work, she helps women know their unique strengths, get them down on paper and applied with confidence to secure more interviews and score their dream job. 

In this episode we discuss:

• Rebecca’s work in getting women into leadership positions
• Artificial intelligence and why your PDF resume isn’t being seen 
• Resume DO’s and resume DON’Ts
• How you can get a way better job with strategic self-marketing tools for career growth
• Crafting a story around your key selling points
• The importance of a beginning, middle, end and key takeaway while interviewing
• How to find the same joy you get from entrepreneurship at an organization
• The growing rate of “intrepreneurship”
• The unglamorous side of entrepreneurship and why we need to stop glorifying it 
• The harm of selling the “6-figure boss babe” lifestyle
• Money-saving strategies for young professionals
• How to feel confident asking for more money
• Rebecca’s best and worst biz education-related investments

Resources

• Work with Rebecca Perrin
• Rebecca Perrin Instagram