Essentials of Business Communication 10th Edition by Dana Loewy,Mary Ellen Guffey

Exercise 23

You can best showcase your talents if you are ready with your own success stories that illustrate how you have developed the skills or traits required for your targeted position.
Your Task. Prepare success stories that highlight required skills or traits. Select three to five stories to develop into answers to potential interview questions. For example, here is a typical question: How does your background relate to the position we have open? A possible response: As you know, I have just completed an intensive training program in ____________. In addition, I have over three years of part-time work experience in a variety of business settings. In one position I was selected to manage a small business in the absence of the owner. I developed responsibility and customer service skills in filling orders efficiently, resolving shipping problems, and monitoring key accounts. I also inventoried and organized products worth over $200,000. When the owner returned from a vacation to Florida, I was commended for increasing sales and received a bonus in recognition of my efforts. People relate to and remember stories. Try to shape your answers into memorable stories.