4. Identifying Your Strengths

Step 1: Develop a database of your success stories in a professional context written as STARs.

For example:

When I workedas a Bilingual PA in the Mortgage Dept HSBCin 2003 situation I wrotea Users Manual for Mortgage Applicaton processingaction. This allowed my replacement to take over without training result.

When I workedas a Business English trainer at AAA Presentations from 2004 to 2007 situation I authored a Best Practises for Learning Business English action. This allowed my students to take more ownership of their language acquisition result.

When I workedas a Sales Coach in the BDG at Oracle in 2008 situation I scripted a Sales Script checklist for the Business Development Consultants action. This allowed the new hirees to be operational faster result.

Step 2: Study your success stories for patterns.

For example:

In all the jobs I have held I have at some time or another written a User Manuel to share thebest practises I encountered so that new users are able to be operational faster.

Step 3: Give a name to the pattern aka your strength.

For example:

One of my strengths is that I am fascinated by identifying documenting and streamlining ‘best practises’.

Once you have named your strength sharethe success stories which illustrate the strength by simply saying:For example when…

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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