This week, well-known career blogger Penelope Trunk bravely told the story of her two abortions on her blog Brazen Careerist. Even more interestingly, she connected abortion to career. The entry’s title is “What’s the connection between abortion and careers?” In today’s emotionally charged climate, it takes a lot of guts … Continue reading
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Q&A with a Story Guru: Sean Buvala: Corporate Folks Must Take Storytelling Skill Seriously
See a photo of Sean, his bio, Part 1 of this Q&A, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4. Q&A with Sean Buvala, Question 8: Q: You coach storytellers, including corporate storytellers, and on your site devoted to that effort, you note that “Corporate storytelling is hard work.” What’s the … Continue reading
Should Resumes Die — Or Simply Evolve?
Last week, Michael VanDervort blogged on RecruitingBlogs.com that resumes must die. He asked the question: Are resumes obsolete? To illustrate the flaws of resumes, he took up a large chunk of his entry with his own fairly lame resume from 2007, which he had built using a Careerbuilder template. He … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Sean Buvala: You Must Tell Stories to Get Better at Stories
See a photo of Sean, his bio, Part 1 of this Q&A, Part 2, and Part 3. Q&A with Sean Buvala, Questions 6 and 7: Q: What’s your favorite story about a transformation that came about through a story or storytelling act? A: I am not so sure that transformation … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Sean Buvala: His Site Aims to Create Community
See a photo of Sean, his bio, Part 1 of this Q&A, and Part 2. Q&A with Sean Buvala, Questions 4 and 5: Q: Your Web site, Storyteller.net is a major resource for performance storytellers and others interested in storytelling. The site is almost 12 years old, and even at … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Sean Buvala: Definition of Storytelling is Critical
See a photo of Sean, his bio, and Part 1 of this Q&A. Q&A with Sean Buvala, Questions 2 and 3: Q: How important is it to you and your work to function within the framework of a particular definition of “story?” (i.e., What is a story?) What definition do … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Sean Buvala: If Everything We Do is Storytelling, Then Nothing is Storytelling
I am so excited to bring you a Q&A from Sean Buvala, a frequent commenter to A Storied Career. A storytelling “purist,” Sean keeps me on my toes, makes me think, and keeps me from descending too far into appreciating the sillier interpretations of storytelling and uses of applied storytelling. … Continue reading
Recruiter’s Future Vision of Storytelling Skills Needs to Come a Lot Sooner than 2025
I tweeted last week about this blog entry from Michael Long (The Red Recruiter), but I haven’t blogged about it till now. Long writes about five skills recruiters will need in 2025, including storytelling, which he frames as “vision.” Sorry, Red, but 2025 is 16 years from now. Why do … Continue reading
Have You Observed or Heard About Story-worthy Interview Behavior?
Last Sunday’s entry sparked a very interesting idea from Shawn Callahan. It’s in the comments to the Sunday entry, but I wanted to bring it to the forefront in hops of getting the thoughts of others. Here’s what he said: Here’s an that I would love to hear your thoughts … Continue reading
Q&A with a Story Guru: Whitney Quesenbery: Stories Can Help Clarify a Problem
See a photo of Whitney, her bio, Part 1 of this Q&A, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4. Q&A with Whitney Quesenbery, Question 5: Q: What’s your favorite story about a transformation that came about through a story or storytelling act? A: My favorite moments in UX stories are … Continue reading