When you consider applying for a job, the first things that likely come to mind may be resumés, cover letters and references. But, have you ever considered how telling a story might play a part?
Join Gayathri Shukla, BSc (Eng)'05, for this interactive webinar where you will learn how to leverage storytelling as a powerful career tool to help recognize your strengths, reframe uncertainty and confidently articulate your value beyond resumés, regardless of your career stage.
Through guided reflection and hands-on exercises, participants will craft authentic career narratives they can use in interviews, networking and professional conversations to feel confident, connected and land that next opportunity.
Gayathri Shukla, BSc (Eng)'05 (she/her)
Campfire Kinship, Founder
Gayathri is a storyteller, facilitator and community builder whose work through Campfire Kinship focuses on creating spaces of belonging, reflection and shared humanity. After 17 years in engineering and leadership in the oil and gas sector, and obtaining her MBA, Gayathri transitioned to entrepreneurship in 2020. She is the lead author of bestselling anthologies Landed: Transformative Stories of Canadian Immigrant Women and The Fires We Lit: Illustrated Stories of Women Reimagining the Rules. She is also currently pursuing her PhD in transdisciplinary research at UCalgary.