2. Preparing Your Success Stories For An Interview -

The more reflection the more you are able to highlight your strengths and real market value in your cv.

Step 1: Write out a list of your top 10 success stories in a professional context.

The easiest is the do a flash back identify the ‘feel good’ moments you have had at your work and then give each one a title like the title ofa film short.

For example here are a few of my own from my teaching and coaching:

created QA sales call checklist for Sales Rep’s created ABC Excel dictionary for English learners created and taught accelerated decoding method for English learners with little English organised creative writing workshops with local workshop for Grade 7′s organised visit from Japanese college students for Grade 7′s organised stone carving workshop for Grade 7′s organised hip hop classes for Grade 7′s motivated drama and danse performance Grade 7′s motivated publication of Sandler Sales newsletter BDG group

Step 2: Rank them in order or group them somehow.

I grouped according to ‘what I did’ and ‘what I motivated others to do’.

For example:

Created: QA sales call checklist for Sales Rep’s ABC Excel dictionary for English learners Accelerated decoding method for English learners with little English

Organised: Creative writing workshops with local workshop for Grade 7′s Visit from Japanese college students for Grade 7′s Stone carving workshop for Grade 7′s hip hop classes for Grade 7′s

Motivated: drama and danse performance Grade 7′s publication of Sandler Sales newsletter BDG group

Step 3: Write a STAR statement your top 35 ‘feel good’ moments.

Identify your top 3 ‘feel good’ moments. If you are working on the computer you might want to color code them red: no.1 orange: no.2 green: no.3.

STAR stands for: situation or task action result.It’s easiest if you break down systematically your STAR’s into2 minisentences: 1 Situation Action 2 Result 3 Revenue/real added value

To help you get started here is theSTAR structure:

Sentence 1: Situation Action
Be as specific as possible. List your job title the company name and timeframe plus the action youexecuted. Use the active voice not passive along with ‘I’ or ‘I with the help of…’.
eg. When I worked at X in X year …I…did this action

Sentence 2: Result
List the outcome of the action you executed.
eg. As a result …

For example:

When I worked as an Online Marketing Analyst situation I implemented a marketing campaign targeting new online users action. This increased sales by 25 over a 3 month period result.

Step 4: Link each STAR with one of the strengths you want to highlight.

Step 5: Practise sharing your STAR’s from memory until they sound natural.

About the writer:  Sandra is a qualified Canadian teacher who is orienting herself to coaching and recruitment. She is passionate about helping others market their strengths and excellences.

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