You Are a STAR
Based on your experiences, describe the accomplishments you like best using
the four-question STAR process.
1. What Situation did you face?
2. What Tasks were to be accomplished?
3. What Actions did you take?
4. What Results were achieved?
Read this example.
Title: Increased sales performance in a newly assigned territory
Situation you faced Tasks to accomplish Actions you took Results achieved
Title:
Situation you faced Tasks to accomplish Actions you took Results achieved
Step Three Aptitude 40
Assigned new territory
where sales declined
18% the prior year
Increase sales by 10%
by the end of year
Surveyed customers.
competitor with a
cheaper product.
Put on a seminar for
past, current and
prospective customers
featuring service
Regained 63% of past
customers, added 27
new customers, and
increased sales by 24%
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