1. Confidence Building Recognising Your Skills Recap: PastPresentFuture Happened Now Could happen Positive thingsYou can You can doaim for Small steps?? Bigger steps??

2. Yes OR No??  I have a tendency underestimate myself  I find it difficult to determine my skills  I don’t like talking about my skills  I am not sure what skills would be useful for confidence  I get skills and attributes mixed up What is the difference??

3. Confidence Building and your skills  Activity: Think back to the list of (bigger) things you might do to enhance confidence What skills / personal attributes will help? Maybe relate to getting a job?

4. What are the typical skills  Skills include: CommunicationTeamwork NumeracyProblem solving I.T.Organisational skills  Personal Qualities include: Willing to learnMotivated HonestHard working FriendlyReliable  You don’t need ALL of these do you?

5. The STAR Is all about identifying your skills & attributes  Situation: Something you were involved with that had a positive outcome.  Task: Something you did to deal with the situation.  Action: Particular actions involved in carrying out the task.  Result: The outcomes that resulted from your actions.

6. STAR Example  Situation: Walked the Pennine Way (2010) with friends  Task: To get from point to point safely and on time  Action(s): Research and then plan start / stop places / dates Decide on equipment / get it all ready Learn map reading / how to use a compass Book Youth Hostels Walk and ensure our safety ……  Result: Arrived safe and well and proud ….  What skills are evident?????

7. The STAR Activity  Use the STAR activity to identify a: Situation, Task, Set of Activities, Result,  that illustrates a set of skills/ attributes that you are proud of.

8. The STAR and your skills  Will someone volunteer an example?  Note: Different situations help identify different skills Using the STAR is quite difficult You need to practice and keep trying Don’t give up It is valuable as we will see later

9. STAR Another Example  Situation: Introduce infection control monitoring within a hospital  Task: To raise standards  Actions: Go on a courseJoin an infection control team Act as a link personCreate a training schedule Train various groupsMonitor events Keep recordsFeedback results  Results: Improved standards and awareness

10. Why the STAR is useful  Helps us: Identify our skills Things we may not realise we have Justify our identification Provides hard evidence of attainment of a skill Think more positively about ourselves I’m proud of having this skills Create a CV Formal job application

11. Confidence and your skills  Activity: As fast as you can: List as many of your own skills as you can List as many of your personal attributes as you can

12. Conclusion  Are you clearer about your own skills?  Would you like help with a CV?  Any Questions

13. The CV Curriculum Vitae  What is a CV?

14. The CV Curriculum Vitae  What is a CV? A summary of useful (to an employer) things about you What things? Who you are Contact details Educational Background Work experience SKILLS (pertinent to the job) Interests Referees

15. Employers and the CV  Employers know what they want What skills / attributes they are looking for Look carefully at the job as specified Who they will interview Selecting from CVs What skills / attributes are they looking for?

16. Can you remember?  Skills include: CommunicationTeamwork NumeracyProblem solving I.T.Organisational skills  Personal Qualities include: Willing to learnMotivated HonestHard working FriendlyReliable

17. Writing a CV  Two types: Traditional Skill based SEE THE TWO EXAMPLES  Some tips: 2 pages only Well structured / clear headings Neat layout No spelling mistakes Must relate to job / show yourself to best

18. The STAR and the CV  How can the STAR help you to create a skills based CV?

19. The Covering Letter  Often accompanies the CV  Tips: Address to a particular person NOT Dear Sir or Madam Keep to one page Neat and no spelling mistakes About 3 / 4 paragraphs State: The job you are applying for (where advertised) Why you are interested Key skills that you have (and draw attention to your CV)

20. Your address The date Employers address The Job Reference (Title /Code) Dear Mr Hind I am applying for the post of XXXX, as advertised in the XXX, on May 2 nd 2011. I am particularly interested in this post because it provides an opportunity to xxxxxxx. I know that your company invests well in its staff and I am very keen to participate in activities such as xxxxx I am a very hard working person with a variety of skills appropriate to the post. For example I can xxxxx. See my CV for additional information. I hope that you find my skills and experience interesting and I look forward to hearing from you in the near future. Yours Sincerely xxxx