3. Course timeline
Week 5 Week 6 Week 7
• Skills Matrix story
presentations
• Skills Matrix draft
due
• Resume and Cover
Letters/Emails
• Skills matrix due
Feb 10th @ 11:59
pm
• Resume and Cover
Letter peer review
• Resume and Cover
Letter draft due
Building up that professional foundation
4. Skills Matrix Presentation Format
Break into 4 groups
You will have 3 minutes to
present – facilitators will be
strict on timing!
Take the time to listen to your
peers, keeping STAR format in
mind
After your 3 minutes, the group
will provide up to 1 minute of
feedback
5. Marking Rubric
Element Excellent
2 points
Proficient
1 point
Unsatisfactory
0 points
Points
/2
Accomplishment
Story (ONE STORY
ONLY)
Meets the STAR format:
• What skill the story
describes
• Experience
• Situation
• Task
• Action
• Result
• Link
Meets 5 or more points below:
• What skill the story describes
• Experience
• Situation
• Task
• Action
• Result
• Link
Student is unprepared and
meets less than 5 points
below:
• What skill the story
describes
• Experience
• Situation
• Task
• Action
• Result
• Link
/2
Failure Story
(ONE STORY ONLY)
Meets the below format:
• Experience
• Situation
• Mis-steps
• Failure
• Learnings
• Action steps
Meets 4 or more points below:
• Experience
• Situation
• Mis-steps
• Failure
• Learnings
• Action steps
Student is unprepared and
meets less than 5 points
below:
• Experience
• Situation
• Mis-steps
• Failure
• Learnings
• Action steps
/2
Timing • Speaks for no more than 3
minutes but no less than 2
minutes and is able to
communicate effectively
• Speaks for no more than 3
minutes but no less than 2
minutes and is NOT able to
communicate effectively
• Goes over 3 minutes or
under 2 minutes and
does not communicate
effectively
/2
7. Action Items
Final Skills Matrix is due on February 10th @ 11:59 PM on
Turnitin
Register for Turnitin if you haven’t already!
Watch Cover Letter eModule and review outline to a
chronological resume
Next week is tutorial