English majors should know all about these kinds of archetypal stories that can be used to describe your own situation. Here’s a cool post on how the various stages of job-hunting are very much like setting out to slay Voldemort:
http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2011/11/28/the-job-seekers-heros-journey-starring-you
I especially like the first comment that’s been posted, to the effect that using this framework in a job interview can make your impression on a prospective employer all the more memorable. And I know you English majors know all about story—plot, setting, character... all that stuff. You have the edge!
http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2011/11/28/the-job-seekers-heros-journey-starring-you
I especially like the first comment that’s been posted, to the effect that using this framework in a job interview can make your impression on a prospective employer all the more memorable. And I know you English majors know all about story—plot, setting, character... all that stuff. You have the edge!
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