What characteristics comprise good stories used in the job search (in resumes, cover letters, portfolios, personal branding, interview responses, and, as discussed in yesterday’s entry, networking communications)? Melinda Briana Epler, in a piece not long ago on Best Practices in Storytelling, provided a set of Storytelling Rules of Engagement that … Continue reading
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Job-Search Storytelling to Rev Up Your Network Contacts
As I learned from the Career Diva blog of Eva Tahmincioglu, Tom McAlister created a comic book strip, Brandman to the Rescue, with himself as the superhero, Brandman. The comic, which you can see here, tells the story of McAlister’s career and accomplishments. Hiring managers, Tahmincioglu explains, weren’t the main … Continue reading
Jump-starting the Storied Resume: Resume Storytelling Checklist
I’ve explored the idea of the storytelling resume many, many times in this space, always on the lookout for what the ideal storied resume would look like. I still don’t know the exact form the perfect storytelling resume would take, but one place to start is with an existing resume. … Continue reading
So Many Barely Explored Opportunities to Tell Interesting Stories in New Ways
Today, the quote from Peggy Nelson that ended Sunday’s entry is our headline and the springboard for a look at some new ways of telling fictional and true stories with new media/social media/transmedia: Reader Stephanie Pride turned me on to a “‘micro-community’ of 17th century voices” that have clustered around … Continue reading
User-Experience Storytelling Book Coming Soon
I’ve had several entries about storytelling in user-experience design (UX) recently, and now a book on the subject is imminent. Whitney Quesenbery reports that the book she co-authored with Kevin Books, Storytelling for User Experience, is now in production, and those interested can sign up to be notified when it’s … Continue reading
Five Perspectives on Storytelling in Social Media
Much is being written these days about social-media storytelling. Here are five perspectives that have popped up on blogs recently: Social media extends the ways you can tell your story. Social media is easier to execute and more effective when you or your organization are oriented toward storytelling to begin … Continue reading
Tell Stories in Performance Reviews, Salary/Raise Negotiations, Too
Telling stories of your accomplishments is effective not just for the job search, but also when you are in your performance review and when you’re negotiating an initial salary or, later, a raise. In the salary-negotiation portion of a job interview, be prepared “with stories to tell that illustrate your … Continue reading
Stories Heal in Diverse Ways
One of the best pieces I’ve read about how stories heal is by Allison Cox, who not only describes several ways storytelling heals, but also guides practitioners in telling healing stories and lists books about therapeutic storytelling. Here’s a choice snippet from Cox’s article: During storytelling, listeners let go of … Continue reading
Three Meaty Storytelling Goodies — Yours Free for the Asking
I continue to marvel at the generosity of the storytelling community. Storytelling fans can find so many wonderful freebies out there. Here are three I’ve come across recently. [Thanks to Thaler Pekar for alerting me to this one.] Stephanie Tolan has a new Web site, StoryHealer.com, where she’s offering a … Continue reading
Moribund Resumes, Vivacious Stories
It seems like at least monthly a career guru is predicting the death of resumes — or even pronouncing them already dead. The latest is Ryan Rancatore, who poses the question, “Will Resumes Be Extinct By 2020?” These gurus rarely use the word “story” to describe what’s lacking in resumes … Continue reading