Beauty vlogger turns passion into career development motivation

“Don’t wait for the perfect time to start”

Building a career out of a love for cosmetics, Trinh Pham revealed to Generation Z the secrets to turning her passion into real results, on the occasion of the BUV Info Day event in April organized by the British University. National Vietnam (BUV) organization.

Trinh Pham recalls that when she posted the first video in 2013, she had no knowledge of professional filming and editing. “I was ‘naive’ not to realize the video was out of focus until a friend asked me why my videos are so blurry?”, Trinh laughed when talking about the first “career incident”.

For Trinh, “now” is always the best time to start doing anything. “If I wait for a good camera, good lights… I don’t know when my video will be finished!”. Gradually, Trinh learned how to edit videos. Every day when I wake up, Trinh thinks about the topic for the next video, how to have useful content for everyone.

In the first three years of building a Youtube channel, Trinh only earned 100 USD. In order to have money to “feed” her passion, Trinh used to have to “plow” 2 jobs at the same time: working at the office during the day, and working hard at night to edit videos. The first months of salary are also spent on buying lights, tripods, lenses, cosmetics…

From her own lessons when pursuing her passion at the age of 23, later than some Gen Z today, Trinh Pham encourages young people to start as soon as possible. “Among our staff, there is a student in the second year of university who applied for an internship even though the job is extremely busy and the monthly salary is only a few hundred thousand. Recently talked to some BUV students, I was very happy. I’m impressed with the fact that you can learn specialized knowledge and practice at a very early age”, Trinh Pham shared.

Courage to step out of your comfort zone

“If you want to pursue success, you have to be brave to step out of your comfort zone, dare to do what you love but have been afraid of,” Trinh Pham advised young people.

This is also a lesson that MC Do Phuong Linh shared during the event. Linh used to work as a Project Assistant and contributed to the success of the TEDx BUV 2021 talkshow, which attracted up to 400 participants.

“BUV has more than 30 clubs with many interesting events and prestigious competitions. It is this dynamic environment that has ‘pulled’ me out of my comfort zone. In the past 2 years, I have tried many things. positions such as event organizer, editor, bilingual MC… Thanks to that, I got to meet excellent people who are entrepreneurs, marketing experts, content creators, and learned how to write a newspaper. , how to coordinate events and lead listeners to attract”, Linh said.

Her passion for communicating and connecting people has helped Phuong Linh from a timid student to a dynamic student who always “fires” at every event. As for Trinh Pham, her career starts with passion and goes far through effort, knowledge and practical experience. The stories shared at the BUV Info Day event have inspired students to confidently turn their passion into the ideal career for the future.

Equipping skills, knowledge in school and practical experience

Each profession requires a certain set of knowledge and skills. According to Trinh Pham, there will be some core competencies Gen Z needs to equip while still in school. “When I went to school and work in both the US and Vietnam, I realized the value of the skills I and my friends have acquired while studying in an international educational environment. That is the ability to use English fluently, effective teamwork, proactive spirit, flexible approach and problem-solving”.

However, Trinh still emphasizes the importance of practical experience. According to the beauty blogger, some international students with excellent results when returning to Vietnam still need time and a chance to get used to the “indigenous” elements of the business environment. For Trinh, if you want to do well, do a lot!

At BUV, students are encouraged and given the opportunity to do an internship right from the first year of study. Internship positions are not limited to your field of study, but extend to all fields from accounting, finance, human resources… to marketing and advertising. In 2021 alone, BUV’s Student Development and Career Department has provided more than 2,000 internship opportunities at more than 400 leading enterprises such as Ernst & Young Vietnam, KPMG Vietnam, Nestlé, Heineken, Piaggo, L’Oreal , First Alliances, Hilton Hanoi Opera Hotel…

With a program that alternates 3 months of study with 3 months of flexible internship, when graduating, each BUV student can “pocket” 5-6 internships, equivalent to about one year of work experience. That not only attracts future employers, but also helps you discover and nurture your passion at the earliest opportunity.

Kim Kim