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The Quintessential Guide to Storytelling that Propels Careers
Chapter 3: How to Develop Career-Propelling Stories
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Skills and characteristics employers seek
- Adaptability and transferability of skills (important for career-changers)
- Administrative support
- Analytical thinking
- Areas of expertise
- Certification and/or degree(s)
- Communication
- Computer, technological proficiency
- Cost savings
- Creativity
- Customer/client service
- Consulting
- Entrepreneurial/startup skills
- Indicators of success/good performance/quality
- Interpersonal
- Languages
- Management/leadership/supervision
- Motivation
- Multi-cultural/cross-cultural/international
- Multi-tasking
- Organizational
- Problem-solving and troubleshooting
- Process improvement
- Quantitative skills
- Research, strategy, and planning
- Sales/marketing
- Team player who can also work independently
- Team player/team-builder
- Teaching/training
- Time management/ability to perform under deadline pressure
- Willingness to learn/ability to learn quickly
- Willingness to travel, relocate
- Work ethic/professionalism
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