Make sure you don’t stand out in the way you naturally stand out, though. Conform to all the expected social rules but still stand out somehow.
I am a manager of many employees. I don’t look for people that stand out. I look for people that fit in with the culture we currently have. Ones that can be honest about mistakes and take criticism without taking it personally. I have an excellent team and the best thing I can do as their manager is not bring a new person into the mix that will disrupt that balance.
But you want the BEST of those people that fit in, right? If you have to choose between one with a great culture fit and ok performance, and one with great performance and ok fit, which do you choose?
Better fit. 100 percent. I can teach skills. I can’t teach trust in me and my team.
