In late July, I blogged about purposely surrounding yourself with the right kind of people. I recently heard a thought-provoking concept about how your personal character shines through the friends and family nearest and dearest to you. Now let’s pretend. Imagine you’re up for a big-time job interview. Instead of the prospective employer asking you to come in for a face-to-face interview, how would you feel if a family member or close friend was asked to interview on your behalf? Assume the typical questions regarding your character and work ethic were fired at will and your close friend or relative had to answer all grilling questions. Would that worry you? Or could you rest assured that their personality and professionalism would help your reputation? To put it simply, would your friend/family help or hurt your chances of landing that job?
The company we choose to keep is a direct reflection of our character, moral standards and personal ambition. Assuming that the friend/relative representing you is among the 5 people you hope to become the sum of, then you’ve got nothing to worry about. If not, it may be time to reexamine who you choose to surround yourself with and how they’ve influenced the person you claim to be when first impression matters most.
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