COMM 202!

Tutorial #2 – skills matrix

Wednesday, January 28th

No cell phones, no laptops, Namecards… OUT!!!!!!!!!!!

AGENDA1. What you want from this course

2. Skills matrix review

3. Peer editing

4. What’s next…

What you want from this course…

• “Resume building”

• “Interview Prep and advice”

• “Help building a strong cover letter”

• “Advice on which Specialization to take”

• “Confidence to land my dream job”

Skills MatrixBuilding block for the rest of the course

Resume• Condense down to make into

Resume

Cover Letter• Perfected and expressed in a

cover letter

Interviews• Expanded upon in an interview

setting

• Situation – who, what, where, why?

• Task – why?

• Action – instruction manual… the how?

• Result – accomplishment (qualitative versus quantitative)

• Link – why is McDonalds relevant to accounting?

Skills Matrix

• Questions?

• Office Hours

• Importance of the Story• Start with your story, and then match to the

skill

Skills Matrix

Groups of 3… Number off to 8!

• One person listen & ask questions

• One person critique

• One person tell a story

PEER REVIEW

PEER REVIEW•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 obstacle as a task?

RECAp• STARL

• Link is important

• Action is MOST important

• Foundation for the entire course

Homework•Linkedin Profile on Feb 6th

• Follow rubric on the blog• Easy – but do all parts to get full marks!• The first step in Networking

•Networking Event is Feb 5th (6:00-8:00pm)

• Reflection Paper due Feb 11th

•Research Assignment – Feb 13th• Download and Complete