Based on the doctoral research of QuintCareers.com Creative Director Katharine Hansen, this section offers tools and resources showcasing how storytelling and narratives can enhance and focus your career.

Quintessential Careers Career Storytelling Resources:

• A Storied Career -- Kathy Hansen's blog to explore traditional and postmodern forms/uses of storytelling, especially related to using storytelling for career advancement.

• Addicted to Internships: How One College Student Just Said No to Service Jobs and Started Building a Career One Internship at a Time.
• Empowering Career Stories -- profiling the journeys of job-seekers, college grads, career changers, baby boomers, and more.
• Job-Hunting Lessons from the Street: A Roundup of Recent College Grad Experiences
• Lisa's Story: A Firsthand Account of a Quarterlife Crisis in Action
• Plotting the Story of Your Ideal Career
• Quintessential Career Profiles: Interesting and Informative Stories of Our Visitors
• Real Grads. Real Advice. Real Stories. Real World
• Surefire Cover-Letter Technique: Incorporating Stories
• Tell Me About Yourself: Storytelling that Propels Careers
• Using Career Success Stories in Interviews and Networking

Other Career Storytelling Resources:

Coming soon!

Quintessential Career Storytelling Book:

Tell Me About Yourself: Storytelling to Get Jobs and Propel Your Career, by Katharine Hansen, Ph.D. (Jist Works).

Other Career Storytelling Books:

How to Escape Lifetime Security and Pursue Your Impossible Dream: A Guide to Transforming Your Career, by Kenneth Atchity (Allworth).

Nobodies to Somebodies : How 100 Great Careers Got Their Start, by Peter Han (Portfolio).

Real People, Real Jobs: Reflecting Your Interests in the World of Work (40 People Tell Their Stories), by David H. Montross, Zandy B. Leibowitz, and Christopher J. Shinkman (Davies-Black Publishing).

What Should I Do with My Life? The True Story of People Who Answered the Ultimate Question, by Po Bronson (Balantine).