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Tell Me About Yourself (Through Storytelling)

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Types of Stories You Can Utilize in a Cover Letter:

  • Stories of early interest in your career path and determination to reach your career goal
  • Stories that depict your motivation, enthusiasm, and passion for the job you seek
  • Stories describing specific projects you've led or collaborated on, including results
  • Stories detailing problems you've solved for your employers/organizations
  • Stories that reveal your personality
  • Stories describing long-term interest in, knowledge of, and admiration for the organization you're targeting
  • Stories that describe how well you fit in with the organization's culture, values, and mission
  • Stories that touch the heartstrings
  • Stories that tell how you are uniquely qualified for the targeted job
  • Stories to explain unusual or potentially negative situations
  • Future stories that address employer needs and challenges and tell how you would address those issues

* Taken from Quintessential Careers

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