Comments on: How Storytelling Can Help You Nail the Job http://www.careermanagementalliance.com/blog/how-storytelling-can-help-you-nail-the-job/ Career advice from job search experts Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:34:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: MGuiseppi http://www.careermanagementalliance.com/blog/how-storytelling-can-help-you-nail-the-job/#comment-597 MGuiseppi Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:54:19 +0000 http://www.careermanagementalliance.com/blog/how-storytelling-can-help-you-nail-the-job/#comment-597 Thanks for commenting, Rick. And thanks for sharing your "career diary" tip. What a great idea to keep track of the specifics as they happen so the job of updating your resume and prepping for your next job search is that much easier. Regards, Meg Thanks for commenting, Rick.

And thanks for sharing your “career diary” tip. What a great idea to keep track of the specifics as they happen so the job of updating your resume and prepping for your next job search is that much easier.

Regards,

Meg

]]> By: Rick http://www.careermanagementalliance.com/blog/how-storytelling-can-help-you-nail-the-job/#comment-596 Rick Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:29:49 +0000 http://www.careermanagementalliance.com/blog/how-storytelling-can-help-you-nail-the-job/#comment-596 More "show" and less "tell." That's the bottom line here. You can say all you want that you have a particular skill, or that you can manage projects in spite of obstacles to successful conclusions. But you need to go one step further by adding concrete examples to support your assertions. One suggestion: Keep a running "career diary" or journal in which you document the situation or task, along with the action you took and the result. Time tends to erode one's memory of a particularly notable situation, so keeping a diary allows you to refer back to it when it's time to look for that next career opportunity. And since it's up to everyone to manager his or her own career today, that simple exercise can help pay big dividends down the road. More “show” and less “tell.” That’s the bottom line here. You can say all you want that you have a particular skill, or that you can manage projects in spite of obstacles to successful conclusions. But you need to go one step further by adding concrete examples to support your assertions.

One suggestion: Keep a running “career diary” or journal in which you document the situation or task, along with the action you took and the result. Time tends to erode one’s memory of a particularly notable situation, so keeping a diary allows you to refer back to it when it’s time to look for that next career opportunity.

And since it’s up to everyone to manager his or her own career today, that simple exercise can help pay big dividends down the road.

]]> By: MGuiseppi http://www.careermanagementalliance.com/blog/how-storytelling-can-help-you-nail-the-job/#comment-595 MGuiseppi Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:38:14 +0000 http://www.careermanagementalliance.com/blog/how-storytelling-can-help-you-nail-the-job/#comment-595 Hi Sherlock, Thanks for your thoughtful comments. It's so important for job seekers to realize, as you say, that "Everyone has been responsible for something successful at work no matter how small or seemingly insignificant". Developing stories using the S-T-A-R or C-A-R framework really helps you get there and get to the core of what your key attributes are, and thus, what differentiates you. I'm glad it worked for you. Regards, Meg Hi Sherlock,

Thanks for your thoughtful comments.

It’s so important for job seekers to realize, as you say, that “Everyone has been responsible for something successful at work no matter how small or seemingly insignificant”.

Developing stories using the S-T-A-R or C-A-R framework really helps you get there and get to the core of what your key attributes are, and thus, what differentiates you.

I’m glad it worked for you.

Regards,

Meg

]]> By: Sherlock http://www.careermanagementalliance.com/blog/how-storytelling-can-help-you-nail-the-job/#comment-594 Sherlock Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:52:38 +0000 http://www.careermanagementalliance.com/blog/how-storytelling-can-help-you-nail-the-job/#comment-594 I can testify to the success of this method. Giving examples of successes you've been responsible for and involved in shows a pride in your work and a confidence in your own ability. These are very appealing attributes in a candidate. In most interviews these days you'll be required to answer some competency based questions so make sure you're prepared. Everyone has been responsible for something successful at work no matter how small or seemingly insignificant. I can testify to the success of this method. Giving examples of successes you’ve been responsible for and involved in shows a pride in your work and a confidence in your own ability. These are very appealing attributes in a candidate.
In most interviews these days you’ll be required to answer some competency based questions so make sure you’re prepared.
Everyone has been responsible for something successful at work no matter how small or seemingly insignificant.

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