Start here
Show what
you actually did.
For an application or interview, start with what you actually did. While you still remember the details, save a few examples: your agreed task, something you made, feedback or a result you can explain. Say what you did and give others credit for their part. Explain a choice you made or something you learned when it got difficult. A small project or mixed result can still give you a specific, honest example.
- Setting
- High school
- Useful when
- Starting out or leading now
- Resource type
- Practical guide
Try it out
Put it
to work.
1 / Explain your contribution
Try this next
- Choose one recent responsibility and note the situation, your actions and what happened.
- Find a suitable record of your work without including other people's private information.
- Write a short description and check that every claim matches your actual contribution.
Talk it through
- Which action in this project was your own responsibility?
- What example backs up what you want to say about your work?
- What would you change if you tried the same work again?
Choose one next step.
Pick one thing you can try. Check any requirements with the people responsible before you act.
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