Your Most Powerful & Memorable Differentiator: Your Stories
Featured, Interviewing, Networking, Resume, The Search, Uncategorized — July 29, 2010 at 2:40 pmI was reminded today when I read a terrific post on the importance of storytelling in corporate branding at Beg To Differ of the crucial importance of storytelling to job seekers who desperately need to set themselves apart during the job search process.
The importance of the personal story was perfectly illustrated to me last week when I was approached by a friend asking for help in getting back in the job...
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I was reminded today when I read a terrific post on the importance of storytelling in corporate branding at Beg To Differ of the crucial importance of storytelling to job seekers who desperately need to set themselves apart during the job search process.
The importance of the personal story was perfectly...
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