Your Self-Worth Is Not Up for Review: Career Storytelling for Confidence and Connection

Searching for a job or advancing in your career can feel like an emotional rollercoaster—especially for BIPOC, immigrant, and first-generation professionals navigating systems that weren’t designed with them in mind. Too often, rejection chips away at confidence and self-doubt silences powerful stories that deserve to be heard.

In this talk, career strategist and speaker Alondra Canizal Hsu shares practical strategies for transforming lived experience into career stories that resonate with employers while staying authentic to personal values. Through real-world examples and culturally responsive tools, Alondra empowers participants to:

→ Recognize and reframe the emotional labor of the job search

→ Build confidence through storytelling rooted in identity and resilience

→ Use strategy and clarity to stand out on paper, in interviews, and in networking conversations

Audiences leave with a renewed sense of confidence, actionable tools, and the reminder that while resumes are up for review, their worth never is.