COMM 202Tutorial 2: Skills Matrix

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AGENDA For today

One-on-OneRecap

SkillsMatrix

Activity

ActionItems

But first, An apology

One-on-one recap

Course Timeline

Due Next: Skills Matrix Draft!

Week 4 Week 5

• Tutorial: Skills Matrix Story Presentations

• Skills Matrix Draft Due!

Week 6

• Tutorial: Resume & Cover Letters/Emails

• Skills Matrix Due Feb. 10th

@ 11:59PM! (6+2 stories!)

• Tutorial: Skills Matrix and STAR Stories

• Job Research Assignment Due!

What do you want to get out of this course?

AN AWESOME RESUME

A COVER LETTER/Email They'll LOVE

Confidence in the interview room

COMFORT THROUGHOUT THE APPLICATION PROCESS

It all starts with your uniqueSTORIES

Translating your strengths into skills

• Relator = personalskills,instructing/training,relationship-building

• Responsibility = resilience,organized,efficient

• Intellection =analytical,problem-solving

• Futuristic =innovative,creativityskills,takinginitiative

• Deliberative = critical-thinking,attentiontodetail

THE S-T-A-R-L FORMAT • Set the scene!• Who? What? When? Where? SITUATION

• The objective, issue, or obstacle you had to overcome • Why is this story significant?TASK• The How:• What did you consider/do to overcome the situation?• What skills were applied?• Your actions vs. your team's

ACTION• The Lesson/Outcome• What was the result of your actions/decisions?• How are they relevant to the skill/job?• Needs to be employer centric

RESULT

• Directly connect the story back to the job• Think about how the story reflects how you are a great fit for

the job/company• The best stories have excellent links!

LINK

THE BIG PICTURE

Resume

Cover Letter

Interview

Skills Matrix Your stories are the foundation of your career toolkit.

Your resume, cover letter, and interview are the building blocks to

your dream job.

ON THE SKILLS MATRIX

Resume

Cover Letter

Interview

Skills Matrix

ON YOUR COVER LETTER

Resume

Cover Letter

Interview

Skills Matrix

ON YOUR RESUME

Resume

Cover Letter

Interview

Skills Matrix

FAILURE STORIES

SITUATION MIS-STEPS FAILURE LESSON ACTION STEPS

• Context• Who?• What?• When?• Where?

• What did I do wrong?

• How am I accountable for the mistakes made?

• What happened as a result of my actions?

• What did I learn through this failure?

• How did I overcome ORwhat will I do now?

FAILURE STORIES• Story clearly indicates what went wrong and accountability is taken

• Majority of the story focuses on lessons learned (i.e. personal and professional development)

• Student shows what they would do differently if faced with the situation again, or what they already did since (comeback story)

• Generally aim to be: authentic, humble, accountable

A time I messed up

Marking rubric3- Excellent

Student has built asolid foundationfor their resume/cover letter andinterviewprepmoving forward.The diversity and quality ofstoriesand proof ofCAN/WANT/FIT isapparent.

2– SatisfactoryStudent has astart to understandingtheir CAN/WANT/FIT to aspecificposting though needs to be furtherdeveloped.

1– UnsatisfactoryStudent may struggle to provetheir CAN/WANT/FIT to aspecificjob posting given thelimitedknowledge provided.

Weight

6Positive STAR Stories Story meets themajority of thecriteriaof STAR listed above andis:

LogicalConciseEmployer Centric

Story is complete andmeets themajority of the criteria of STAR listedabove however does not meet oneormore of the following:

LogicalConciseEmployer centric

Story is either incomplete ordoesnot clearly cover STARformat.

X1

6x3=18markspossible

2FailureStories Storyoutlinesthesituation,mis-stepsandlessonslearned.Personalaccountabilityandreflectionisapparent.Majorityoftheanswerisfocusedonthelessonlearned.

Storyoutlinesthesituation,andwhatwentwrong.Howeverpersonalaccountabilityisnotprovenand/orstudentdoesnothave“PlanB”iffacedwiththissituationagain.

Studentfailstooutlinestoryandlesson X1

2x3=6markspossible

Remember,Stories can come from anywhere

Activity• Take 5 min to brainstorm a story in STAR format• Applicantshave2minutestotellastory(eithersuccessorfailure)• Interviewershave1minutetoprovidefeedback(I’llbelistening!)

o Whatisthestorytellermissingfromtheirstory?(Situation)o Isitspecificenough?o Whatisconfusing?Istheskillsrelevant?o Aretherestepbystepactions?o Isthestoryappropriateforaninterview?

Skills Matrix Presentations• You will prepare 2 stories for next tutorial!

– 1 accomplishment and 1 failure

• 3 minutes of talking time– 1.5 minutes for accomplishment story, 1.5 minutes for failure story– 1 minute of feedback from others

Action items1. Skills Matrix Draft Due Next Tutorial

3 Accomplishment Stories + 1 Failure

2. Skills Matrix presentation next tutorial (2 Stories)

3. Next Week is Tutorial AGAIN!

4. Write your email on the sheet if you haven’t already!

5. Office hours start next week! Sign up on cool!

QUESTIONS?