If I mentioned to you a book titled Memory Mining, what would you think it was about? Improving your memory? Digging through your memory to construct your life story? What if I told you the book’s subtitle: Digging for Gems from Your Past Good Work? For what purpose? Why should … Continue reading
Author Archives: KatHansen
More Support for Storied Resumes — But No Easy Answers
As if in response to yesterday’s entry in which Nick Corcodilos asked, “So, does your resume tell a story?” Certified Resume Strategist Karen Siwak writes about Career Storytelling: How Sharing Fascinating Experiences Gets YOU Hired!. “Ask any recruiter about a memorable candidate,” Siwak writes, “and chances are that it will … Continue reading
Nick Corcodilos Wants Stories, Not Resumes
I’ve always been a big fan of Nick Corcodilos of Ask the Headhunter for his iconoclastic opinions and exposes of the dark underbelly of the hiring and job-search arenas. Now I have even more reason to be a fan; Nick has just published on Fast Company, Toss Your Resume in … Continue reading
Stories Are Among Healthcare Video Finalists: Vote by Nov. 6
Not all the 20 finalists (out of nearly 1,000 submitted) in Organizing for America’s Health Reform Video Challenge are stories, but some are. Organizing for America is asking the public to vote on the finalists. One downside is that you must rate all 20 videos for your vote to count. … Continue reading
Taking Nominations for Outstanding Storytelling in Print (Yet Accessible Online)
My quest to respond to the challenge of reader Raf Stevens for examples of superlative storytelling has been rewarding because it has exposed me to some great storytelling, as well as gotten me thinking about a taxonomy of the kind of storytelling that’s available on the Web. In my last … Continue reading
Winning 6-Word Memoirs on the Digital Life; New Challenge Announced
Results are in for the “Six Words on the Digital Life” challenge sponsored by SMITH Magazine and FRONTLINE/Digital Nation after 850+ entries. Here are the three winning memoirs: “Introverted autistic son blossoms on internet.” –Claire Luna-Pinsker Sexting is saving our relationship. –Dana Newsome Husband won’t confirm my relationship status. — … Continue reading
Tell Your Story in Profiles and “About Us” Pages
I wrote recently about integrating story into LinkedIn and similar profiles, and the same notion applies to the About Us page for your business (or About Me if you’re a solopreneur). Barbra Sundquist lists four questions that the About Us/Me story should answer for readers/prospective customers: Who are you? What … Continue reading
Creating a Storied “Employer Experience”
Cindy Chastain (pictured) joins Whitney Quesenbery as a user-experience (UX) guru who draws upon storytelling. In a lengthy essay in the October issue of Boxes and Arrows: The Design Behind Design, Chastain writes about how a storytelling method can help unify teams and create better products. I encounter very few … Continue reading
Two More Story Structures for Job-seekers
I have written about several story structures that job-seekers can deploy — especially in job interviews — but also in resumes, cover letters, and other job-search communications. Let’s review: Traditional Situation (or Problem or Challenge) > Action > Result (SAR, PAR< CAR) structure Steve Denning’s Attention > Desire > Reasons … Continue reading
New Ning Group Launched for the Listening Side of Storytelling
My friend Cynthia Kurtz, whose Rakontu web application I wrote about on Friday, has also created a new Ning group, Swimming with Stories, along with my friend, John Caddell. Cynthia describes the group as being targeted toward “people on the listening side of the story field to meet up.” The … Continue reading