Storytelling: Your Secret Weapon to Stand Out in Job Interviews

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May 19, 2022 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm
2022-05-19T19:00:00-04:00
2022-05-19T20:15:00-04:00
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Jim Wills
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Storytelling: Your Secret Weapon to Stand Out in Job Interviews
Storytelling: Your Secret Weapon to Stand Out in Job Interviews
An SCSC Zoom Presentation
Thursday, May 19, 7:00 to 8:15 PM
You’ve visited your potential employer’s web site, analyzed the marketplace, researched your interviewer, and feel you have a good answer to the probable opening question: “Tell me about yourself.” According to The Wall Street Journal, your competition has done the same things and will have similar answers: Job history, summary of present situation, and education. All things the interviewer already knows.
The good news is that you can use this opportunity to take advantage of a skill we use on a daily basis and stand out in the interview process: Tell a good story.
Join NYC career coach and popular SCSC speaker Win Sheffield www.winsheffield.comto learn how the simplest work stories can engage your interviewer, highlight your experience, and separate you from the competition. In this talk you will learn how to:
  • Transition the interview from “interview mode” to “storytelling” mode.
  • Identify which stories–large and small–to tell. (What Hollywood can teach us about
telling work stories).
  • Prepare your story.
  • Prepare your answers before the interview, no matter what the question.
  • Deliver your message with clarity and impact.
RSVP required by May 16 to meeting chair Jim Wills at jcw@wca-search.com. You’ll receive a meeting link prior to the meeting.
About our speaker: After a career in strategy development and implementation at Citibank, J.P. Morgan and PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Win made his own transition into career coaching. In addition to an M.B.A from Boston University and an undergraduate degree from Kenyon College, Win is certified as a career coach through the Five O’Clock Club. He has also trained at two nationally known outplacement firms and has studied Myers-Briggs at the Jung Institute and counseling at The General Theological Seminary. Win has spoken and taught career courses at the New York Public Library, and various professional and alumni groups in New York London, and San Francisco. Topics include Networking for the Rest of Us, The Effective Resume, Strong Morale in your Job Campaign, and Career Management for Introverts.
 
The St. Catherine’s Support Circle was formed in 2009 to support people seeking jobs in a challenging economic environment. The group continues to encourage participation by both job seekers and those interested in providing their advice and support. To read about helpful information and recommended resources for job seekers, visit the parish web site www.stcath.org, first link to Community Life, and then link to the SCSC page. 
The SCSC Steering Committee includes professionals who have experience in diverse areas including human resources, executive search, career coaching, clinical career counseling, general management, education, marketing, public relations, finance, accounting and IT. If you have similar experience and would be interested in joining fellow professionals on the committee, please contact SCSC Chairman Bob Sloane at rsloane@optonline.net.