{"id":4053,"date":"2017-08-09T13:40:33","date_gmt":"2017-08-09T19:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/?p=4053"},"modified":"2017-08-09T13:42:06","modified_gmt":"2017-08-09T19:42:06","slug":"how-to-master-effective-storytelling-in-interviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/how-to-master-effective-storytelling-in-interviews\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Master Effective Storytelling in Interviews"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>by\u00a0<a id=\"ContentPlaceHolderDefault_SectionContent_AuthorLink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vault.com\/contributors-network\/natalie-fisher\/\">Natalie Fisher<\/a>\u00a0| August 02, 2017<br \/>\nre-posted from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vault.com\">Vault<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You feel nervous about your career stories, and the fact that you have to tell stories in interviews drives you bananas. You&#8217;re not sure whether your stories are even any good. 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