Talk About Yourself: Telling Your Professional Story Resources

See below for resources to help you tell your professional story in a range of settings, from a quick “elevator pitch” to longer stories for coffee chats and interviews.

How to Tell Your Story

Your story is how you communicate your past experiences, goals, and aspirations in a cohesive narrative that explains what decisions you’ve made, why you’ve made them and what you aim for next. It tells the listener who you are professionally and where you’re going.

Craft Your Accomplishment Stories

Your accomplishment story can be used as part of your larger story or in response to coffee chat and interview questions to convey your major career accomplishments.

Practice Telling Your Story

No matter how well you craft your stories, delivering them naturally and fluently—without notes—sets you apart and fosters genuine connections.

*Note: Some resources are available to current students only and require log in to access.

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