Room 5 Game 1 - STAR

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Sometimes it could be difficult to give (yourself and others) proof of your learning achievement. This is particularly crucial in a job interview. Here you can find a method to become the hero of your story and give proof of your skills and knowledge.

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Learn the STAR technique and how to use it

Read the story below

Instructions

Alex had his school traineeship at a communications agency. More than 50 people were working in this context and he was assigned to the press department. During this experience he was supposed to learn how to be a good receptionist so his main assignment was to reply and send emails and manage the internal communication between colleagues. But one day something unexpected happened. One of the people in charge of writing press releases fell ill with covid-19. The agency manager asked Alex to draft a press release in 48 hours. Alex wasn’t supposed to be able to do this and he immediately felt frustrated and not able to complete the assignment. After a moment of discouragement Alex remembered that he attended a press course during his middle school so he put in his knowledge gained during the internship and during a course to try to cope with this assignment. Alex has been able to deliver the press release in time. The manager approved his assignement and complimented him on it. After the internship he offered Alex a job at the agency.

He need to attend a new course

The unexpected assignment

His intnership

WHICH IS THE SITUATION ALEX HAS BEEN COPING WITH?

A new task for which he needed to find a way to cope with

A new task for which he perfectly had skills to success

Something he never heard about

WHICH IS THE TASK ALEX WAS ASKED TO DO?

He asked to his colleague

He immediately started writing the press release

He reflected on previous learning achievement

WHICH AXTION ALEX MADE TO FULFILL THE TASK?

The manager offered him a job position

He failed with his task

He find a way to cope with a new situation reflecting on previous learning achievement

WHAT DID ALEX GET AS A RESULT? (two correct answers possible)

Become the hero of your story

Through the STAR technique you can give (yourself and others) proof of your personal achievement. The acronym STAR stands for: Situation, Task, Action, Result.

DEFINIZIONE

Sustainability

Result: Share what you achieved through your actions. If possible share numbers or other kinds of feedback you received.

Action: Describe what steps you took to overcome the challenge or address the situation. Don’t forget to mention the knowledge and skills that helped you.

Task: Explain what your responsibilities were in that situation. What role did you play? What did you have been asked for? Which assignment did you have?

Situation: Give background context by briefly setting the scene. Describ e the situation, challenge, or event you faced.

STAR TECNIQUE

DEFINIZIONE

Sustainability

keyword:HERO

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