lasting impression. Whether you're networking or being interviewed for your dream job, stories allow others to relate to you and retain the information you provide them with. This is extremely important when you're trying to stand out in such a competitive industry -- give your listener a reason to remember you! Stories give you the opportunity to describe yourself and display your skills without coming off as pretentious or make you feel like you're showing off. Most of us are uncomfortable talking about ourselves and our achievements so putting them in story-form allows the listener to draw conclusions on their own. Telling appropriate stories is a tactic you should use to display how passionate, hard-working and motivated you are -- without directly saying it. 2. He Perceived Me to Have Job-Related Experience Positioning yourself as an expert in a specific domain will give you the job-related experience many think they lack. Knowing the industry (or more specifically, the job requirements), will allow you to creatively think of ways to leverage your skill-set to gain an advantage over other candidates. During my conversation with the banker, I explained how I prepared for the fantasy drafts, scouted, made trades, and dealt with injuries. My listener heard about my daily responsibilities as a fantasy baseball GM, and accepted these experiences as job-related experience (value). Although I'd never had a job in the sports industry, I positioned myself as a strong candidate thanks to the baseball-specific knowledge I had acquired. Not only had he