Quintessential Careers Press:
The Quintessential Guide to Storytelling that Propels Careers
Chapter 4: Networking as Storytelling
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Hi, I'm Jenny Swade. I'd like to use my newly minted MBA-education to apply
organizational-development theory and practice at a growing firm. I can particularly contribute
strong analytical, quantitative, research, and planning skills, along with solid leadership,
interpersonal, and people-management capabilities. I enhanced my company's pricing competitiveness
by assessing and selecting vendors for new systems.
Hello, my name in Andy Fellows. I'm an entrepreneurial marketing professional
with more than 15 years of uncompromising accomplishments in multiple facets of building,
marketing, and operating highly successful academic product sales businesses. I attained a
170 percent increase in 12 months by expanding the academic market for software through
direct sales to universities worldwide, channel partners, and publishers, as well as by
implementing solid prospecting strategies to cultivate new business opportunities and
broaden the customer base.
Hi, I'm Kimberly Jackson. I'm a customer-service professional with a solid background
in administrative management and technology support as well as experience in public relations for
internal and external clients, team-building, technology training, quality assurance, contract
negotiation, and event planning.
Hello, I am Ed Kendall. As an international marketing consultant, I realized more than
a 50 percent increase in overall profitability and $500,000 in new revenue through directing Euro
conversion in four countries while simultaneously improving client relationships and controlling project costs.
Hi, I'm Sandra Dinkleman. You might be interested in knowing that I recently stabilized a highly
chaotic operational and customer-service situation by taking control and implementing new heightened
customer-service standards and collaborating with staff members to improve the company image and boost
the morale of my employer's staff.