The stories we tell have the power to shape perceptions we have of ourselves and how others see us. Harnessing the power of storytelling can help jobseekers advance their career development. Here are several resources to help career professionals and jobseekers in their journey.
7 Storytelling Techniques To Boost Your Career (Forbes)
Key elements to help people frame their narratives and convey compelling narratives.
Another Story to Tell: Outcomes of a Single Session Narrative Approach, Blended with Technology (Canadian Journal of Career Development)
This study found that this using a narrative framework blended with technology increases variables like optimism and confidence in clients. It also provides recommendations to increase client engagement after an initial session.
How to Be a Social-Impact Storyteller (idealist)
In the context of an increasingly virtual working environment, these ideas offer alternative ways to deliver your message, whether it’s for a job interview or work presentations.
Leveraging values-based storytelling in job application processes (CareerWise)
This article explores the benefits of how identifying workplace values increases each applicant’s understanding of how their actions, attitudes and behaviours are driven.
Storytelling for Career Success (Wharton)
Having a mindset open to possibilities is a key idea in this article that encourages readers to take control of their professional path by changing personal narratives.
Storytelling in Career Development (Career Professionals of Canada)
With several book suggestions and steps and questions to help create career stories, this article provides tips to make the most out of storytelling in career coaching.
Storytelling is the career superpower your clients need to master (Careering)
A discussion on the importance of personal narratives in helping jobseekers identify their value and communicate it to employers.
Tell Me About Yourself: Storytelling that Propels Careers (LiveCareer)
This guide explores the basics of developing career-propelling stories and using them in different job search mediums.
The Career Stories Method: 11 Steps to Find Your Ideal Career – And Discover Your Awesome Self in the Process (Career Stories)
In this book, Career Stories founder Kerri Twigg offers a path that helps people find perfect job by examining their stories. The book also provides practical tools for networking, writing, building LinkedIn profiles and more.
The power of storytelling: making your experiences one of a kind (London School of Economics and Political Science)
A reflection with creative examples on how to compose memorable career stories and add creativity into your career planning.
To improve job interview performance, try a storytelling approach (CareerWise)
This article compares the difference between a bullet-point and storytelling approach.
Additional reading from CareerWise
- Learning how to trust our clients’ stories
- Infusing narrative into curriculum and practice: Strategies for educators and practitioners
- Storytelling a powerful tool in clients’ career development
- Help clients develop a calling – instead of waiting for it to find them
