Before you can tell a story effectively in your resume and interview, you must build a story based upon the skills and competencies that companies are looking for.

1. Building Your Story

3. What is a Story?
Academic
Professional
Extra-curricular
Personal

5. You are not born with a story

6. You have to BUILD your story

7. What kind of story should you build?

8. Luckily we have an understanding of what
companies looking for
• Technical Skills
– Job / Industry-Specific Skills
• Professional Competencies
– 21st Century Skills
– Core Skills

9. Technical Skills

10. Professional Competencies
1. Business Fundamentals
2. Communication
3. Critical Thinking
4. Passion / Interest
5. Resilience
6. Teamwork

11. Business Fundamentals

12. Communication

13. Critical Thinking

14. Passion & Interest

15. Resilience

16. Teamwork