Get Hired! Storytelling for Job Interviews

Get the job that's the right fit for you: Interview with confidence

Created by: Sarah Elkins
Storytelling & Communication Coach

What Will I Learn?

• Know your audience: Use simple, effective research strategies for the company and interviewer(s).
• Predict the questions: Develop a plan for "tell me about yourself!" and other predictable questions.
• Identify your skills and character traits: Be intentional about what you want people to know about you.
• Build a story portfolio: Collect the right personal and work stories that demonstrate your skills and character.
• Practice story sharing: Learn storytelling techniques to be persuasive, authentic, and purposeful.

Requirements

• There are no pre-requisites or requirements for this course.
• Beginners will learn the basic concepts needed to feel more confident in their story sharing.
• Advanced storytellers will gain inspiration and confirmation in what they're sharing and how they're sharing their stories.

Target audience

• People who get nervous in interviews and want to be more confident walking into what can be a stressful situation.
• People interviewing after a significant gap in employment will learn how to translate non-traditional work into stories that resonate and connect with the interviewer.
• Mid-level professionals who are interviewing internally for promotions.
• People who want to grow their career by improving their ability to share the right story to ensure their community of professionals knows what they're good at and what they want next.