Reading Time: 3 minutesSince we’re all about stories here at Stories Incorporated, I’d like to start off this post with a classic tale, one that’s been used in many a math and finance class: The Legend of the Chessboard. It’s a short but powerful story. “Interesting story, indeed,”
Reading Time: 6 minutesWe recently downloaded and read Universum’s annual Employer Branding Now 2018 report. By the time we got through it to the end, we had one main takeaway: “Almost everything in here points to stories.” All of the trends could easily be developed and accentuated through
Reading Time: 4 minutesWe’ve all been there—watching a show on Netflix and clicking that familiar button: “Next Episode.” We assure ourselves, “just one more episode” (that happens to be the promise I break the most). I used to wonder if I had no willpower. Why couldn’t I just
Reading Time: 3 minutesAt Stories Incorporated, we read tons of articles on company culture, and one of the themes we see in those articles is that ‘culture is much more than ping pong tables and a stocked fridge in the office.’ This idea—with which we agree completely—gets so
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis post is inspired by a DisruptHR presentation we’re giving on November 6th (DC friends, get tickets here). Having a No Good, Terrible, Very Bad Day didn’t stop when we reached adulthood. Sometimes, these days happen at (or because of!) our workplace. In employer branding
Reading Time: 4 minutesPsst: it’s employee stories. With the tight talent market and the swell of uninspiring content for candidates out there, there’s a real opportunity and need for all of us to get better at content and recruitment marketing basics: Understanding our audience Creating content that engages
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis post originally appeared on the SmashFly blog. Recruitment marketers, we know you’re thinking about funnels that end in hire. But did you know there’s a different approach that can make your job easier and harder at the same time? Yes, the infinity loop extends
Reading Time: 2 minutesLast week, Lauryn and I were in the courtyard working on our marketing content for the upcoming week. As we were wrapping up she asked me out of nowhere, “Have you ever heard of the musical Dear Evan Hansen?” “No,” I answered. “Why do you
Reading Time: 9 minutesLast week over 150 recruitment marketing and talent acquisition professionals took Philadelphia by storm with the goal of honing and expanding their social recruiting strategies. When emcee and Diversity & Inclusion guru Torin Ellis took the stage, he didn’t talk long. He had just one
Reading Time: 4 minutesScott and I were less than a year into building Stories Inc. and things were going great between us. And, we were delighted when we won our first large project, for The Motley Fool. We were even more delighted when we realized we could hire
Reading Time: 3 minutesI have a Big Birthday this September. So, I wanted to do something this summer that would shake up my life a little in celebration. I signed up for a marathon and convinced one of my best friends to run it with me. Except, I’m
Reading Time: 6 minutesAt Smashfly’s Transform conference in Boston, keynote speaker Erik Qualman told a personal story from his early days as an author trying to establish his brand: For a photo shoot for one of his books, his team had the idea that he should wear Clark