Category Archives: Storytelling and Career

by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D. When I began my doctoral dissertation on the subject of storytelling in the job search nearly 10 years ago, the concept was largely unheard of. Today, the storied approach is so deeply ingrained in the world of career communication that 18 career gurus had no trouble producing rich … Continue reading →

by Hannah Morgan Standing out in a job search has never been more challenging. Companies receive hundreds of applications for a single job. Some recruiters will look at your resume for only six seconds, according to a study by TheLadders. To capture the attention of potential employers, you need to be innovative … Continue reading →

Note: This article appeared as part of Job Action Day 2014 and is reprinted here. by Susan Britton Whitcomb We all have an ongoing story that runs on autopilot through our minds. It’s the silent chatter – often negative – that self-criticizes, anticipates what will go wrong, second-guesses, assumes what other people are … Continue reading →

Storytelling continues to emerge as a mainstream technique in job-search communication, a technique we celebrate and explore during this year’s Job Action Day. To get noticed in your job hunt, you don’t have to create and mail out 400 action figures of yourself as Jens Lennartsson did, create imitation medicine boxes … Continue reading →

I’m republishing this post in conjunction with publication today of my second in a series of short books on highly focused career and job-search topics. The book is Quick and Quintessential Guide: The Best-Kept Networking Secret; it’s just 99 cents till Jan. 18. I am a huge believer in the not-well-known practice … Continue reading →

This blog has frequently reflected my long-time fascination with business books told as fables, stories, or parables. A new one to be published Oct. 1 is at the core of what A Storied Career is about: storytelling and job search and career. (Disclaimer: I haven’t read it.) Authors Sukenick and … Continue reading →

I’m always on the lookout for ways to apply storytelling to job search and career. Here are a few I’ve encountered recently: An article on the (Bill) Moyers & Company site by, I believe, Marshall Ganz, is aimed at how organizers of social movements can tell their stories. But the … Continue reading →

My new book, now available in Kindle format is You Are More Accomplished Than You Think: How to Brainstorm Your Achievements for Career and Life Success. I’m announcing it here because if offers many elements of job-search storytelling. Most statements about accomplishments, after all, are expressed in story form. The … Continue reading →

From three recent posts about using story in the job search, some new nuances emerge. Here’s some job-search story advice that’s not same-old, same-old. In interviews, signal that you are about to tell a story. Thus Geoffrey James advises in How to Spin Your Career Story and Get the Job. … Continue reading →

I’ve written before about Walter Akana’s genius regarding story and career. One thing I didn’t realize about him is that his company’s About page is highly storied. In Your Brand is Based on a True Story on Peter Sterlacci’s BeYB blog, Walter (pictured) presents more of his sharp insights into … Continue reading →