I admit that American Idol is a guilty pleasure of mine. The Season 7 auditions are just about over; Hollywood week is up next at this writing, and I am willing to wager that those who will do well once viewers start voting will be the ones whose stories have … Continue reading
Author Archives: KatHansen
How to Convey YOU in a Job Search
A blog entry that captures the need for telling your story in the job search is Chris Pearson’s The Only Thing on Your Resume that Matters to a Smart Person. Pearson writes: Intelligent people really don’t care what’s on your resume. In fact, intelligent people don’t really give a damn … Continue reading
Six-Word Stories
I want to post more soon about the amazing treasures I stumbled upon at Smith Magazine, but in the meantime, this book of 6-word memoirs. Not Quite What I Was Planning, is being released today. From the Smith Web site: [The book] collects almost 1,000 six-word memoirs, including additions from … Continue reading
Storytelling Organization Workshops 2008
STORI stands for STorytelling ORganization Institute, a provider of workshops for consultants, their clients and researchers. S T O R I I N S T I T U T E TWO WORKSHOPS TO CHOOSE FROM in 2008 2008 STORY NOTICING WORKSHOP FOR RESEARCHERS – PLACE: Holiday Inn (Independence Mall) – … Continue reading
Gargiulo Interviewed about the Art of Story Telling
JD Messinger interviewed storytelling guru Terrence Gargiulo on Global Evolution™ CNN Radio about the Art of Story Telling (links below). Messinger’s words: If we pause and think about it, almost everyday and in every conversation, we tell stories. Why do we do that? What is it about a story that … Continue reading
Smithsonian Storytelling Weekend 2008
I won’t be going to the Smithsonian storytelling weekend this year, but I’m sure it will be excellent as usual. There will be a new Thursday evening session on May 8, “Organizational Storytelling 101.” Svend-Erik Engh and Steve Denning will cover the basics of organizational storytelling. The theme of the … Continue reading
Recruiting Case Histories
In a convergence between storytelling and career, Filcro Media Staffing offers case histories of successful search assignments.
The Story of Stuff
The Story of Stuff tells the story of “the material economy.” The story part is a bit overshadowed by preachiness, but the originator, Annie Leonard, delivers an important environmental message. From The Story of Stuff Web site: From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our … Continue reading
Use Your Blog as a Resume: Part II
Editor’s note: This article is the second of two parts.
Part I discusses the pros and cons of using a blog as a resume.
If you’ve decided you’d like to experiment with using a blog as a resume, consider these tips:
Include elements you can’t include in a traditional paper resume. Linked from his blog, The Bryper Blog, social media blogger Bryan Person offers what he has coined his Social Media Resume and notes that the resume include items not found in a conventional resume, such as:
(another social bookmarking site)
A commenter to Person’s blog further suggested an audio or video interview with one of your references as a valuable Social Media Resume component. Others have suggested case studies, links to must-read blogs, and links to buzz and testimonials about the blogger. Continue reading
The Triumphant Re-Launch of A Storied Career
Yeah, yeah, I know I’ve done this before … a burst of blogging and then a long silence. This time I have fewer other distractions. No full-time job. I’m committed to being a full-time blogger and growing A Storied Career. Hope you’ll come along for the ride. For the first … Continue reading