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strengthsquest review
Most common:• Restorative
• Relator
• Individualization
• Achiever
• Competition
• Harmony
Least common:• Self-Assurance
• Belief
• Connectedness
• Command
• Arranger
• Activator
The 4 domains of leadership
EXECUTING INFLUENCING RELATIONSHIP
BUILDING
STRATEGIC
THINKING
ACHIEVER ACTIVATOR ADAPTABILITY ANALYTICAL
ARRANGER COMMAND DEVELOPER CONTEXT
BELIEF COMMUNICATION CONNECTEDNESS FUTURISTIC
CONSISTENCY COMPETITION EMPATHY IDEATION
DELIBERATIVE MAXIMIZER HARMONY INPUT
DISCIPLINE SELF-ASSURANCE INCLUDER INTELLECTION
FOCUS SIGNIFICANCE INDIVIDUALIZATION LEARNER
RESPONSIBILITY WOO POSITIVITY STRATEGIC
RESTORATIVE RELATOR
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Choices
How do employers hire?
Ads & Job Boards
Recruitment Agencies
Professional Organizations
Networking/Word of Mouth
Contacts from existing staff
Internal promotion / lateral moves / temps / consultants
Why does the HJM exist?
Employers like to save money!
Employers hire people they know!
Employers hire people referred to them!
Employers hire people they meet at the right time!
Tools of the job search
1. Your key selling points – skills matrix2. Not the job posting – but someone you know
– Your network/info interviews!
3. Your resume & cover letter4. Follow up5. Interviewing skills
telling your story
• Stories are up to 22 times more memorable than facts and figures alone.– Stories shape how others see you
– Stories are tools of power
– Stories persuade
4 elements of successful stories
• A goal – why are you telling your story? What do you want your audience to think at the end?
• Grab attention – why would people want to listen to your story?
• Engage – relatable, engaging and compelling –elements of a good story
• Enable – memorable and easy to retell.
WHY SKILLS MATRIX?
Three reasons to identify and practice your competencies:
1.Reflect on your experiences• Identify your own competency levels and employability• Measure your progress towards your goals• Improve the quality of your work
2.Strengthen the link between your academic and workplace learning
• Bring your learning to life3.Express your value to employers
• Competency-based or behavioral questions in interviews• E.g. Tell me about a time you had to share bad news with a
boss of colleague.• E.g. Give me an example of a conflict you’ve had in the
workplace and how you resolved it.
Resume Tool
Cover Letter Tool
Interview Tool
• UNIQUE stories for accomplishment statements
• compelling stories for body paragraphs
• preparing by anticipating questions
• ensures BREADTH across skills & experiences
foundation
Situation
• Set the scene• Who?• What?• Where?• When?
Task
• The objective, issue or obstacle you had to over come.• Why is this
story significant?
Action
• The How• What did
you consider/do to overcome the situation?
• What skills were applied?
• Your/vs team actions
Result/Link
• The Lesson/Outcome
• What was the result of your actions/decisions?
• How are they relevant to the skill/job?
• Needs to be employer centric
Using STAR to tell your story
S T A R
first skills matrix attempt
Skill Experience Situation Task Action Result Link
Leadership Sales Associate @Nike Store
There was a rush on Christmas
Eve, my manager went home sick
People were abandoningsales and the line-ups were really long
I told everyone to move to their own stations and had the experience
d cashiers take the line-ups.
$20,000 in sales
what is wrong with this?
Action didn’t go into enough detail (50%-60% of the story)
Action doesn’t reflect the Skill
Significance of the Result
Missing Link
More Details Needed
second draft
Skill Experience Situation Task Action Result Link
Sales Associate @
Nike Store
Christmas Eve
Rush, manager
went home
sick, usually
our largest
sales day of the
year, but new
SportsCheck
had opened in
the mall down
the street and
we feared
losing
customers
Our line up
were getting
long and
customers
began
abandoning
their intended
purchases in
the line up. We
usually have a
one sales rep
to one
customer
policy, but even
after calling in
extra staff, we
couldn’t meet
demand
I proposed that we
move to a “zone
defense” strategy and
placed different people
in their areas of
expertise. Because I
had built strong
relationships with my
team and had gotten to
know their strengths, I
was able to delegate
tasks efficiently. Two
people who were great
cashiers took cash full
time, I ran women’s
shoes, another rep ran
men’s shoes, etc. and
then directed our
customers to the check
out once we had made
the sale.
Moved
customers
quickly
through the
store, had
much
shorter line
up, and had
a record
high
Christmas
Eve with
over
$20,000 in
sales
(almost
double the
previous
year)
Shows my
ability to
lead in
times of
stress and
not only
survive,
but thrive
Lea
de
rsh
ip
1. Team work2. Problem Solving3. Organization4. Communication 5. Adaptability6. Technical skills7. Analysis8. Initiative9. Learning10.Resilience
from Job Outlook 2014, National Association of Colleges and Employers
top skills employers are looking for:
• Personal Management• Managing Information• Commitment to quality• Professional behavior• Social Responsibility• Continuous Learning• Cross-cultural skills
Comeback/Fail Stories
Situation
Mis-steps
Failure
Learnings
Action Steps
SelfAw
areness/Accountability
Situation/context – 5W’s
What led to the failure?
What was the failure?
Upon reflection, what did you learn in this situation?
What would you do /have you done differently (if) in this
situation again?
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