Propelling Careers Through Telling Stories About Change

Abstract

Yunxia Zhu is a senior lecturer at the UQ Business School. She has gained an international reputation in Chinese business communication, cross-cultural management, and organizational and business discourse analysis. She has published extensively in communication and management journals and serves on the editorial boards of Discourse and Communication, the Journal of Business Communication, and Business Communication Quarterly.

Using Storytelling as a Job-Search Strategy

“…In trying to hire qualified employees, organizations seek to solicit evidence that a potential recruit has the requisite skills. Employers seek evidence of individuals' abilities to solve problems, to work well with others, to overcome challenges and recover from mistakes, and a variety of other job-specific needs (Hansen, 2007). Stories provide evidence in compelling, memorable ways that manage impressions that help individuals get jobs.…”