COMM 202 Tutorial 2Sauder School of Business 2014

Skills Matrix

• No laptops or phones• Hand in one copy of your skills

matrix draft• Look excited

My Strengths

Skills Matrix Review

Peer Editing

What’s coming up?

My StrengthsAchiever

Activator

Command

Significance

Woo

What do you want?

“Networking skills”

“Resume Tips”

“Help building a strong cover letter”

“Confidence to get my dream job”

“To meet new people”

“Job interview tips and practice”

What you want from this course..

Skills MatrixFoundation for everything!

Resume Condensed to make a resume

Cover Letter Perfected for a cover letter

Interviews Expanded on in interviews

Skills MatrixSituation – who, what, where, why?

Task – why?

Action – instruction manual… the how?

Result – accomplishment (qualitative versus quantitative)

Link – why is McDonalds relevant to accounting?

Skills MatrixAny Questions?

Office Hours

Importance of stories Start with your story, then mine for skills!

Skills Matrix Peer Editing Groups of 3… Count to 6!

One person listen & ask questions One person critique When person tell a story

What is the storyteller missing from their story? Is it specific enough? What questions do you have? What is confusing? Is the skill relevant? Are there step-by-step actions? Is the story appropriate for an interview? Do they have an obstacles as a task?

Skills Matrix RecapSTARL

Link is important

Action is most important

Foundation for the entire course… “Study now”

HomeworkLinkedIn Profile on Feb 6th

Follow the rubric on the blog Easy – but do ALL parts to get full marks (URL) The first part of networking

Networking Event is on Feb 5th (6:00 – 8:00pm) , reflection paper due on Feb 11th.

Research Assignment - Feb13th Download and complete