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What we can all learn from Kanye and GaGa…

Kanye West and Lady GaGa. Apart from being musical superstars, they don’t have a huge amount in common. Something they do share is their unbridled self confidence – which, coupled with their ceaseless self promotion, undoubtedly made them the successes they are today.

Love him or loathe him, it cannot be denied that Kanye is one of the most confident men on the planet. He once called for a revised edition of the bible, because he felt he should be a character in it. Way back in 2002, Yeezy met Oprah at a chance meeting after she took an interest in his car. After they chatted about his wheels, cocky confident Kanye promised the media queen that he would one day appear on her show. The rapper grew up not far from Winfrey’s Chicago, Illinois TV studio and would often eat at a restaurant across the street, so he could dream about an appearance. He added, “I’d come over and just look at the studio and go, ‘One day I’ll be inside that studio.’”

Sure enough, he appeared on her show just three years later. Winfrey remembered the 2002 meeting: “People say that to me all the time – they say, ‘Hey Oprah, I just wrote a book,’ or ‘I’m a singer,’ but you’re the first person who ever made that true.”

It may feel like Lady GaGa has been around for decades, but it is only since 2008 she released her first single. She is officially the most followed person on twitter, the first person to ever break the eight-million-followers milestone, and also leads the Facebook race with a whopping 28,347,356 likes at the time of writing this article.

Although many people believe that Lady Gaga’s rise to fame is an overnight success, it has taken her years to become the absolute pop phenomenon of the new decade. In her high school days, GaGa was made fun of by her classmates. She left her family, went to live at a cheap apartment and wrote music until she would convince an agent to listen. Her rise to the top can be attributed to her complete self belief.  She claims Madonna is her fan and she really believes it.

Both Kanye and Lady GaGa knew what they wanted, worked incredibly hard, and let nothing stop them from reaching their goals.
So how can this help you get the job of your dreams?

Well, it isn’t recommended to wear a dress made of meat to an interview, or interrupt during the interview and say “Yo interviewer, I’m really happy for you, I’ma Let you finish, but I am the best graduate of all time!”. But having the self belief and knowing that you are the right person for the job WILL get you the job of your dreams!

For information on how ProGrad can help you get that all important interview, take a look at the website www.prograd.com.au, contact one of our friendly team on 02 8235 8325, or email ellen.giebels@prograd.com.au