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Duke MBA Career Management Center
Perfecting Your Story
November 12, 2009
Meg Flournoy, Associate Director
Student and Alumni Services
Ryan Smith, Program Director
Alumni and EMBA Services
Consider the Following…
What is it you want to accomplish in this hour today?
What questions would you like to ask?
For me to get the most out of this session,
what do I need to do?
Alumni Panelists
Ed Bernier, FSB ’06 - J&J, McNeil Consumer Healthcare
Jonathan Meltzer, FSB ’06 - Laboratory Corporation of America
Kim Racine, FSB ’06 - Limited Brands
Executive Coach Panelists
Angela Eberts, Kellogg MBA
Associate Director
Fuqua CMC
Gracia Huntington, FSB ’94
Executive Coach
Huntington Search
Lisa Schwartz
Associate Director
Fuqua CMC
Your Story Told Well is REAL
• Resonates with the listener
• Elicits trust with consistency
• Articulates a compelling event
• Leaves impression through accomplishments
Inspire listener with a sense of what
you can do, who you are and why it
matters to them.
Food for Thought
Big Picture, not Laundry list
The Rule of 3 (Keep it Short)
Connect the Dots
Memorable Tag Line
Practice Out Loud
Additional Resources
Networking Groups by State
http://www.job-hunt.org/job-search-networking/job-search-networking.shtml
What’s Your Story
Four Truths of the Story Teller
Harvard Business Review
Herminia Ibarra & Kent Lineback
January 2005
Issue 83(1), pages 64-71
Harvard Business Review
Peter Guber
December 2007
Issue 85(12), pages 52-59
Career Services for Alumni
Multi-level options for differing needs
 24-7 Online Resources exclusive for Duke MBA Alumni
 Presentations, Job Postings, Databases, Resume Book, Samples and Tips
• Alumni Career Page Link
• Going Global
• Alumni Clubs and Database
 Short-term Coaching (3-4 sessions) for those in current transition
 Executive Career Consultants at Duke
 Regional and longer-term coaching options
 Partnership with Lee Hecht Harrison Offices
 Regional and Virtual Workshops
 Road shows brought to you in Partnership with Alumni Relations