Hey Family,

In this second episode of Building Your Empire, we dive into how you can land a job in your area of interest confidently, intentionally, and on your own terms ✨.

Special Notice 💕

From Vee to YOU, “Don’t change who you are. Adapt who you are to where you’re going.”

Are you trying to apply for a role? 👀

Do not only focus on the Job title...

Here's why 👇🏾

Let’s be real—chasing roles and titles can feel like a full-blown identity crisis. One moment, you're trying to prove your worth, the next, you’re wondering if you're even qualified at all.

But what if the problem isn’t you?

What if it’s just that you haven’t learned how to flex what you already have?

Let’s do a quick recap of Episode One – Stop Holding Yourself Back from Growing in Your Career, where we explored the importance of identifying the right questions and why having your own answers to them matters.

• “What can I do?”

• “Where do I want to be?”

• “How can I get there?”

Since we’d been able to reflect on our capacity...

Now we’re taking that energy a step further to focus on how your skills (yes, the ones you already have) are the key to seeing how what you already know can fit into new roles—and growing with the way work keeps changing.

Let’s break it down together

📎‘Roles’ aren’t fixed. They’re layered.

Desperation often makes us rush. We want the “perfect role,” but end up unconsciously repelling great ones because we haven’t made peace with where we are and how we can evolve.

Here’s the truth: your current role or lack of one doesn't disqualify you from the roles you desire. You just need skill agility.

💡What is Skill Agility?

Skill agility is like a tangerine…
Sweet and valuable in every layer,
Flexible enough to be enjoyed piece by piece,
Yet whole and powerful when seen as one fruit.

Each segment represents a different skill,
whether it’s data analysis, storytelling, market insight, business sense, or maybe product sense (hehe 🤭)
and do you know the crazy part? Each bite stands strong on its own.
But together, they make something refreshing, adaptable, and complete.

Just like a tangerine, a skill-agile person can bring value in any slice,
and reshape their impact depending on what’s needed.

Skill agility isn’t just about having skills — it’s about knowing when and how to stretch them.
It’s your ability to move fluidly between what you know and what you need to grow into.

That’s where upskilling and reskilling come in.
Because the need to grow shouldn’t come from copying someone else — it should come from purpose.

According to Upskilling and Reskilling: Training Today for a Future-Forward Tomorrow,

“Upskilling is focused on, ‘How can I get better at doing what I’m doing now?’
Reskilling, on the other hand, answers the question, ‘What can I add as a new skill that can prepare me and my division for a different role or function?’”

In short — skill agility means knowing the difference, owning your pace, and choosing growth for the right reasons.

The invisible expectations in Roles 🤐

Let's uncover how to read between the lines and match your skill energy to real expectations — not just job titles.

Every role—whether job-seeking or in-house—has two dimensions:

• The title (what we chase)

• The expectation (what really matters)

Whether you’re a job hunter or climbing internally (or externally 👀), it’s never just about the name of the role.

It’s about how well your skill expression matches the role’s real needs.

Layered Skills = Real Power 💪🏾

I’ll constantly remind you that, It’s not always about the job title…

Because once you go deeper to relate with the job description —
✨ You can think of a real-life scenario on the spot.
✨ You’ll know exactly which of your skills to highlight.
✨ So that you can be inspired to even write a cover letter that sounds like you actually belong there...

✅ …by merging your soft skills (how you express yourself) + the technical skills (how you provide results) to match what you are capable of in defense of what’s required.”

❌ ...and not by creating generic cover letters full of “I’m excited to apply.”
...and definitely not by listing skills you haven’t even tested.

Note: A job description helps gives context to your experience.
It helps you sound real.

And that’s how to stand out… so yes, it is not by sounding perfect,

but by sounding like the person who fits. 🎯

In Summary 💼

• ALWAYS REMEMBER to TREAT YOURSELF like a stakeholder in your own journey.

• See ROLES FOR THEIR IMPACT, not their title.

• Your skills are not static—ADAPT them to fit where you're headed.

• REFLECTION is not a delay. It’s your best strategy.

• The RIGHT ROLE NEEDS THE REAL YOU, not a version that fits the “trend”.

PS: Job descriptions tell you what they want. Reality tells you what they expect.

Vee cares