Reverse Engineering Your Career Story

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Whether you're up for a promotion or considering looking for a new job altogether, the ability to concisely tell the story of your career in a way that highlights the expert that you are is more important now than ever before. On this episode of The Digital Enterprise Society podcast, Thom Singer teams up with Dr. Janel Anderson, prior college professor and communication, leadership and technology expert, for a conversation about your career story- what it is, what it isn’t and how you can perfect it today. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On today’s podcast, you will learn:</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Why is your career story so important?</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The minor details of your career story aren’t that interesting. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Stay focused on what you want your listener to learn about you the most. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">A resume is not an adequate replacement for your career story. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">A resume can’t carry your message nearly as well as your career story. </span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>The four steps to preparing your career story</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Think about the dramatic highlights that have moved your career forward. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Identify the moment that launched you into your career. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Think about the backstory- how much of it really needs to be included in your story?</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Define the resolution to dramat