Tutorial 2 - Ali Jatoi

1. COMM 202Tutorial 2: Skills Matrix
LAPTOPS & PHONES AWAY! NAME TENTS OUT!
T15 + T17

2. AGENDA For today
One-­‐on-­‐One
Recap
Skills
Matrix
Ac5vity
Ac5on
Items

3. One-on-one recap

4. Course Timeline
Week 4 Week 5 Week 6
• Intro to skills matrix
• Job posting
assignment due
That’s less than one story per day!
• Intro to cover letters
• Skills matrix draft
due
• Cover letter peer
review
• Skills matrix due
Friday, October 14th

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

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

7. It all starts with your unique
STORIES

8. Translating your strengths into skills
• Relator =
personal
skills,
instruc0ng/training,
rela0onship-­‐building
• Responsibility
=
resilience,
organized,
efficient
• Intellection
=
analy0cal,
problem-­‐solving
• Futuristic
=
innova0ve,
crea0vity
skills,
taking
ini0a0ve
• Deliberative
=
cri0cal-­‐thinking,
a<en0on
to
detail

9. THE S-T-A-R 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

10. 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.

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

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

13. ON YOUR RESUME
Resume
Cover
Letter
Interview
Skills Matrix

14. 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?

15. 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

16. A time I messed up

17. Marking rubric

18. 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?
(Situa5on)
o Is
it
specific
enough?
o What
is
confusing?
Is
the
skills
relevant?
o Are
there
step
by
step
ac5ons?
o Is
the
story
appropriate
for
an
interview?

19. Action items
1. Skills Matrix Draft Due Next Tutorial
4 Success Stories + 1 Failure
2. Next Week is Tutorial AGAIN!
3. Write your email on the sheet if you haven’t already!
4. Office hours start next week! Sign up on cool!
QUESTIONS?