Tutorial 2 - Ali Jatoi

1. COMM 202Tutorial 2: Skills Matrix
LAPTOPS & PHONES AWAY! NAME TENTS OUT!
T21 + T28

2. AGENDA For today
One-on-One Recap
Skills Matrix
Activity
Action Items

3. But first, An apology

4. One-on-one recap

5. 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!

6. What do you want to get out
of this course?

7. AN AWESOME RESUME
A COVER LETTER/Email They'll LOVE
Confidence in the interview room
COMFORT THROUGHOUT THE
APPLICATION PROCESS

8. It all starts with your unique
STORIES

9. Translating your strengths into skills
• Relator = personal skills, instructing/training, relationship-building
• Responsibility = resilience, organized, efficient
• Intellection = analytical, problem-solving
• Futuristic = innovative, creativity skills, taking initiative
• Deliberative = critical-thinking, attention to detail

10. 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

11. 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.

12. ON THE SKILLS MATRIX
Resume
Cover
Letter
Interview
Skills Matrix

13. ON YOUR COVER LETTER
Resume
Cover
Letter
Interview
Skills Matrix

14. ON YOUR RESUME
Resume
Cover
Letter
Interview
Skills Matrix

15. 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 OR
what will I do
now?

16. 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

17. A time I messed up

18. Marking rubric
3- Excellent
Student has built a solid foundation
for their resume/cover letter and
interview prep moving forward.
The diversity and quality of
stories and proof of
CAN/WANT/FIT is apparent.
2 – Satisfactory
Student has a start to understanding
their CAN/WANT/FIT to a specific
posting though needs to be further
developed.
1 – Unsatisfactory
Student may struggle to prove
their CAN/WANT/FIT to a
specific job posting given the
limited knowledge provided.
Weight
6 Positive STAR Stories Story meets the majority of the
criteria of STAR listed above and
is:
Logical
Concise
Employer Centric
Story is complete and meets the
majority of the criteria of STAR listed
above however does not meet one
or more of the following:
Logical
Concise
Employer centric
Story is either incomplete or
does not clearly cover STAR
format.
X1
6x3=
18 marks
possible
2 Failure Stories Story outlines the situation, mis-
steps and lessons learned.
Personal accountability and
reflection is apparent. Majority
of
the answer is focused on the
lesson learned.
Story outlines the situation, and
what went wrong. However
personal accountability is not
proven and/or student does not
have “Plan B” if faced with this
situation again.
Student fails to outline story and
lesson
X1
2x3= 6
marks
possible

19. Remember,
Stories can come
from anywhere

20. Activity
• Take 5 min to brainstorm a story in STAR format
• Applicants have 2 minutes to tell a story (either success or failure)
• Interviewers have 1 minute to provide feedback (I’ll be listening!)
o What is the storyteller missing from their story? (Situation)
o Is it specific enough?
o What is confusing? Is the skills relevant?
o Are there step by step actions?
o Is the story appropriate for an interview?

21. 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

22. Action items
1. 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!