Strenghts Stories for the Job Interview - Show Them Memorable Reasons to Hire You!
Peggy emphasizes conveying your message through memorable strengths stories, clear, concise, persuasive and relevant personal stories to effectively demonstrate your personal strengths. Give the interviewer the tools to become your advocate.
Peggy Wallace, Founder, Making Conversation, LLC
Peggy Wallace, the founder of Making Conversation, is a graduate of University of Pennsylvania/Wharton School and
Peggy has made presentations to scientists, post-docs and graduate students at The Burnham Institute, The La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology, Salk Institute for Biological Studies and The Scripps Research Institute, SDSU as well as numerous presentations to AWIS members as well as members of the Am Statistical Assn, Society of Women Engineers, SDCA and SABPA. Peggy is honored to be part of a California Endowment Grant to UCSD's School of Medicine.
Making Conversation offers group and private conversational skills sessions as well as private interview preparation, with videotaped interview practice.
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· Understand the importance of crafting customized stories for each interview
· Learn why stories are memorable and how to develop your own
To prepare for our meeting read: why do we remember stories? How can you make your strengths into persuasive examples which become memorable and get you hired?
Volunteer for a videotaped practice of a strength story will be arranged at the June 16, 2010 meeting. Newer entrants to the job marketplace will be given preference.
