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
Category Archives: Storytelling and Career
Job-Search Storytelling Evolves, with Some Twists
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
5 Brilliant Insights about Story and Career
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
A Story of the Story-Gathering Informational-Interview Technique
I am a huge believer in the not-well-known practice of informational interviewing. While informational interviewing has a setup similar to a job interview, getting a job is not its purpose, at least not directly. As David Rothacker explains in a blog post about his daughter’s experience with informational interviewing, a … Continue reading
Author Seeks Gen X Workplace Stories
Business consultant, leadership development coach, and author Nathan R Mitchell, is giving members of Generation X the opportunity to share their personal story in an upcoming book titled Turn That Frown Upside Down: Discover Meaning and Fulfillment in the Workplace. “I'm extremely excited about having the opportunity to introduce my … Continue reading
Questions to Inspire Personal-Brand Story
Not sure how I missed this post by Dana Leavy-Detrick from the end of March. She writes about the difference between expressing your brand as what you do — and breaking that brand into smaller stories that enable your audience to connect with you on an emotional level. That’s essentially … Continue reading
Could a Storied Resume Address Top Resume Flaws?
Dr. John Sullivan’s article on ERE.net about the many flaws of resumes as the “currency of recruiting”, directed at recruiters and hiring managers rather than job-seekers, lists 30 problems with resumes from the hiring decision-maker’s perspective. Some of these issues could perhaps be addressed by the elusive storied resume — … Continue reading
Don’t Let Your Personal-Brand Story Just Sit There
Let’s say you’ve developed what you feel is the optimal personal narrative to support your brand. Are you done? Jeff Rock says no. In an article called Nurture Your Narrative, Rock says your story needs to be “developed, nurtured, and protected until such time as it can survive on its … Continue reading
Learn to Define and Apply Your Story Type in Friday (June 29) Podcast
Q&A participant Cindy Atlee will be the guest during a podcast tomorrow (Friday, June 29) at 12 Noon Pacific Time on VoiceAmerica Business Channel. The show is called “The Leader Within: Define Your Professional ‘Story Type’ and Success Motivators,” and here’s the blurb about it: Do you know who you … Continue reading
Blurring the Lines and Building the Backstory
In Back to the Future: How to Find a New Vision in Your Back Story, Dr. Juliet Bruce notes: “In this constantly shifting marketplace, there’s no longer a strong segmentation [among] job seekers, consultants, and solopreneurs.” Therefore, when many of us strive to tell our stories with the goal of … Continue reading