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Today’s workforce is hyper-competitive. It’s hard to stand out, and if you’re hunting for a job, you need strategies to appear more credible, authentic, and memorable than your peers.
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The Key to Landing Your Next Job? Storytelling.
Four tips that will help you get noticed (and get ahead) in your career.
May 13, 2021
· Long read
Ruby Taylor
Summary.
Recruiters may think they make decisions based purely on logic, but their feelings play just as large of a role. Emotions drive how connected we feel to other people, and those connections lead us to perceive someone in either a positive or a negative light. The quickest way to land on the “positive” side of that equation is simple: Tell a good story on your resume, in your cover letter, and during your interview.
- Begin with your audience in mind. What is their role? What is their level? What’s going on with their business and their industry? What current challenges are most important to them?
- Now, craft a narrative — both through the accomplishments you include on your resume and through the message you write in your cover letter.
- Provide context to establish how what you bring to the table as a candidate is perfect for the challenges and needs their company is looking to hire for.
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