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Chapter 75 Trouble or a Walking Certificate of Merit?

Han Tao and Zhu Suosuo walked side by side, chatting as they went. Students passed by frequently and greeted them warmly.

He always responded with a smile, his attitude was gentle and friendly, and he was very approachable.

Seeing the students' heartfelt respect, Zhu Suosuo admired the man beside her even more.

A single open class was enough to alleviate the anxiety of hundreds of people; this empathy and professionalism was something she had never seen in anyone else.

When the two arrived at the office building, the bell rang for the start of class, and other lecturers were already in the office.

Han Tao opened the door and invited Zhu Suosuo into the house. He then pulled over two chairs and poured her a glass of warm water.

"Let's optimize your first experience as a fashion model. Don't just write about shooting print photos and walking the runway for merchants. Without quantifiable results, you're not competitive at all."

As he spoke, he picked up a pen and wrote on the draft paper: "Offline print visual image model for a well-known media company."

We have collaborated with more than 20 women's clothing brands to complete new product photo shoots and more than 30 offline fashion shows.

By accurately controlling the product styling and display logic and adjusting the camera performance according to the brand's tone, we helped increase the click-through rate of many new products in online stores by 22%.

They collaborated efficiently with the brand planning and photography teams, completing all shooting schedules without delays, demonstrating exceptional on-camera presence and cross-team communication and collaboration skills.

Zhu Suosuo looked down at the key points he had written down and suddenly realized: "So shooting a fashion show is not just about showing your face, but also about extracting brand connection and visual promotion capabilities."

"Now let's look at the insurance sales section. This is the most valuable sales experience in your resume."

Han Tao pointed to the blank space on his resume: "Personal life insurance business client manager, independently develop mid-to-high-end individual clients in the city, and independently build a dual-channel system for offline customer acquisition and private domain maintenance."

  

In eight months of employment, I have sold more than 80 insurance policies. I am skilled at identifying clients' family asset protection needs and customizing differentiated insurance plans.

Over 35% of sales are generated through referrals from existing customers, demonstrating strong capabilities in negotiating with experienced clients, analyzing their needs, and maintaining long-term customer relationships.

Zhu Suosuo recalled the days when she struggled to get business, but after hearing the professionally refined explanation, most of her suppressed inferiority complex dissipated.

"Back then, I always felt inferior when I was selling insurance. Now, looking at it from a different perspective, customer acquisition, closing deals, and customer maintenance are all essential capabilities for businesses."

Finally, regarding in-store sales, Han Tao continued to write for him: "Top sales consultant and team leader at a boutique women's clothing store."

Responsible for customer reception, product promotion, and merchandise display adjustments throughout the store's operating hours.

On average, the store receives more than 70 customers per day. By recommending customized outfits, the store can increase the conversion rate of customers. The highest monthly sales volume for an individual exceeded 100,000 yuan.

We have identified and cultivated over a hundred high-quality customers for our stores, regularly following up with them and pushing new product promotions. This has resulted in an 18% increase in repeat purchases and sales. We are proficient in offline traffic conversion, store operations, and refined customer maintenance.

After reviewing all three experiences, Han Tao helped her rewrite her self-evaluation, completely discarding empty phrases like "extroverted personality, good at communication".

He focuses on the comprehensive abilities accumulated from three work experiences: "possessing practical experience in multi-track offline services, brand integration, and customer transaction."

Proficient in offline customer conversion, understanding the needs of mid-to-high-end customers, and long-term private domain operation.

Possesses excellent business negotiation, cross-team collaboration, and multi-task coordination skills.

Suitable for brand operations, business development, and offline store management roles; strong stress resistance; adept at identifying business growth opportunities from the customer's perspective.

"Thank you, Brother Han. I'm so grateful that you took the time to take a look at it for me."

Zhu Suosuo carefully put away the rewritten template, let out a long sigh of relief, her brows and eyes completely relaxed, and the job-hunting confusion that had been building up for days was swept away:

"I used to think my jobs were disorganized, but now every experience I've had is relevant to the requirements of my target position."

Han Tao glanced at the clock on the wall; the hands were already pointing to eleven. He smiled and closed the draft paper.

"It's almost done. Let's eat together. But I have class this afternoon, so I can only treat you to lunch at the cafeteria. Don't mind."

"Eating in the cafeteria is great! I often eat at your school's cafeteria with Nan Sun!"

As Zhu Suosuo spoke, she took out her phone and muttered to herself while texting, "Perfect timing, I'll text her and ask if Nansun wants to come along. Anyway, Zhang Anren takes her to eat in the cafeteria."

However, she did not receive a reply for half a day after sending the message.

Seeing this, Han Tao suggested that the two of them go over first, and then talk to Jiang Nansun when he returned.

Zhu Suosuo had no objection, got up and followed him out. The two walked down the corridor to the faculty and staff canteen. On the way, she couldn't help but talk about the reasons why she changed careers.

Han Tao didn't laugh at her for lacking perseverance, but objectively said: "Actually, no job is wasted. Models accumulate brand aesthetics and external communication skills."

The customer acquisition and negotiation skills honed in insurance sales, and the traffic conversion experience honed in store sales, combined with your development in brand business and offline operations, actually give you a greater advantage than a recent graduate with only an internship.

So don't underestimate your work experience. Many companies are expanding their offline positions and need people like you with hands-on experience across the entire supply chain.

Before we knew it, we had arrived at our destination. The university cafeteria in Shanghai was quite good, with a wide variety of dishes available at the counters, including both meat and vegetables.

The two swiped Han Tao's meal card, each ordering two dishes and a soup, and then found a quiet table by the window to sit facing each other.

Zhu Suosuo took a bite of rice and repeatedly flipped through the resume rewriting notes she had just made in her notebook.

Suddenly recalling the examples of internet administrators, food delivery drivers, and security captains in class, I chuckled and joked:

"Brother Han, I really admire you so much. You can even package delivering food and running an internet cafe as an operations and maintenance job."

My three legitimate sales and modeling experiences have significantly boosted my competitiveness, so I'll no longer feel insecure applying for brand operations positions.

Han Tao picked up a piece of scrambled eggs with tomatoes with his chopsticks and said with a faint smile, "Remember, the core is never about beautifying your resume, but about facing up to every effort you have made."

In fact, many people are trapped by job labels, automatically devaluing themselves and failing to see the core workplace competencies hidden in trivial matters.

All the case studies I share in class are meant to help ordinary people like you who are working hard not to feel inferior because of their past experiences, but to learn to present themselves objectively and completely so that they can seize the opportunities that are rightfully theirs.

Zhu Suosuo nodded in deep agreement, her anxiety completely dispelled. The two continued to chat about job application channels and offline interview skills while eating, growing even closer together.

However, while Han Tao was speaking, his eyes never left the fourth table to his left.

The young man in the gray T-shirt was also sitting there eating in class, neither too far nor too close, just within his line of sight.

He pondered to himself, "Who exactly is this person? A reporter? Doesn't seem like it."

If they were reporters, they would have swarmed around and bombarded them with questions. And people from a training institution? They certainly wouldn't resort to this kind of method.

"A romantic dispute? That doesn't apply either. That leaves only three possibilities: one is that Jiang Haokun sent someone; given his style, he's capable of doing something like that."

Secondly, it could be someone from a law enforcement agency, or those foreign students I taught a lesson to that night…”

"If it's the first two situations, it's alright. The system has a safety net, and although the original owner's family didn't have much of a background, they were still of good lineage, so it wasn't too difficult to deal with."

But if it's the last scenario, then it's troublesome. As the saying goes, there's no such thing as guarding against thieves for a thousand days; it's impossible to guard against something done in secret.

After all, these people's ability to study in China isn't necessarily solely due to their own excellence; there are other connections involved...

"Wait!" Han Tao seemed to remember something, and without making a sound, he unscrewed the thermos, took a sip of tea, and...

"Looking at it from another angle, the latter may not be all trouble; it might even turn into a small windfall and a big red certificate of merit."

Foreign forces, that's blatant espionage. If you report it, you get a minimum reward of 500,000 yuan per person, plus a certificate of commendation.

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