Comm 202 tutorial- Week 1

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COMM 202:
Career Fundamentals
T33 & T34 with Jason Mah

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Let’s get some admin stuff out of the way
www.tinyurl.com/202tinder
We need your emails to send you reminders!
Please go to this link and fill out the information
(60 seconds!)
Please bring your name cards to tutorial, this is how I
will be tracking your attendance and participation!

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Our agenda for today
1. Attendance
2. Getting to know your TA (aka me)
3. Course expectations
4. Putting together a Skills Matrix
5. Activity
6. Action items

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1. Getting to know your TA

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Who am I?
On the surface
Below the surface
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2

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Who am I?
On the surface
Below the surface
1
2
1) Extracurricular
involvements
2) Professional work
experience

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1) My UBC life and beyond
On the surface
Below the surface
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Now
TA
101, 292,
MM 120
TA
202, 292
Finance
Mentorship
Program

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2) My Professional experience
On the surface
Below the surface
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4

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Who am I?
On the surface
Below the surface
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1) Personality type
2) Interests
3) Stories of failure

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1) My personality type
Myers Briggs Personality Type
INFJ
Strengths Quest Personality Type
..which stands for, introverted (ish),
intuitive, feeling, and judging
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• I’m usually the observer
• I prefer to focus on the “big picture”
rather than on the details
• My emotions play a large part in my
decision making process
• I like things to be organized and
structured in a logical way
1. Activator
2. Belief
3. Competition
4. Deliberative
5. Woo
• I am impact-focused and am good
at getting things done
• I see people as unique individuals
• I enjoy friendly competitions
• I like to dig to the core of problems
and solve them
• I enjoy connecting and building
relationships with other people

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2) A few of my interests
FOOD

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3) Times that I have failed..
In first year, I applied
and interviewed for a
number of club
“executive’’ positions –
but was rejected by all
of them..
.. and in third year, I
had a disappointing
case competition
experience, where I let
my team down and we
didn’t make it to the
finals…

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.. and how I got back up on my feet afterwards
Landed roles in my second
and third year:
Came first place in the same
competition the following year:
In first year, I applied
and interviewed for a
number of club
“executive’’ positions –
but was rejected by all
of them.
.. and in third year, I
had a disappointing
first case competition
experience, where I let
my team down and we
didn’t make it to the
finals.

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2. Course Expectations

…a safe place to practice
Treat this course like a….

It’s all about professionalism
What this looks like in class..
• Contributing and
sparking in-class
discussions
• Using proper in-
class/email etiquette
• Being punctual and
prepared for each class
• Not using technology
during class
• NOT PLAGIARIZING
10% of your
course mark
..and how it impacts your final grade

In fact, you should!
• It makes you more relatable and
likeable
• It helps you build trust and form
relationships
• You’ll be happier and most satisfied
in your professional pursuit
….but that doesn’t mean you can’t be your

Most tutorials, you will have
to prepare one assignment,
such as…
• BCC coaching
appointment
• LinkedIn Profile
• Job Posting Research
• Cover Letter draft
• Interview Stream
Each assignment is worth
~2% for a total of 10% in
the course
Weekly tutorial assignments
Assignments will be collected in the first 5 minutes of class. All
assignments handed in late will receive a grade of zero!

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3. Putting together a
Skills Matrix

What you will need to do*
For the Skills Matrix assignment,
you will need to produce two
sets of deliverables:
1. 6 positive STAR stories
2. 2 failure stories
*Rubric can be found on the COMM 202 blog: Assignments > Skills Matrix > Marking Rubric (bottom of page)

Why is the Skills Matrix important?
Skills Matrix (positive STAR & failure stories)
Week 8: Resume
Week 9: Cover Letter
Week 12: Employment Interview
The Skills Matrix will
help you to clearly
articulate your
experiences and
strengths to
employers during the
application and
interview process.
It will act as the
foundation for the rest
of your professional
toolkit.
Professional
toolkit

What are positive STAR stories?
A positive STAR story is a
structured example of a time
when you exhibited a personal
strength or skill.

Step #1: Translating your skills into strengths
1. Activator
2. Deliberative
3. Competition
4. Belief
5. Woo
Strengths Quest themes Skills
• Initiative, leadership, efficiency
• Empathy, critical thinking, problem solving
• Passion, determination, work ethic
• Ethics, vision and values
• Persuasion, influence, communication

Step #2: Communicating your skills with “STAR”
statements
Situation
••Context
••Who?
••What?
••When?
••Where?
Task
••The objective,
issue or obstacle
you had to over
come.
••Why is this story
significant?
Action
••The “how”
••What did you
consider/ do to
overcome the
situation
••What skills were
applied
••Your vs. team
actions
Result
••What was the
result of your
actions/decision
s?
••How are they
relevant to the
skill/job?
••Needs to be
employer centric
Link
••The Lesson
••How will I use
this in the
future?
Skill demonstrated: Initiative
Fill out the 5 areas for each of your skills

Step #2: Communicating your skills with “STAR”
statements
Situation
••During my
internship at
HSBC this past
summer, I took the
lead on
developing a DCF
model and a
investor pitch
deck for our client
Task
••During this
project, my team
brainstormed
different ways of
valuing the
company and an
outdated pitch
deck
Action
••I saw an
opportunity to
contribute and
suggested a
different valuation
considerations
••After the meeting,
I created a
workplan detailing
the timeline,
steps, and
resources
required
••I presented the
plan and
envisioned results
to my Director and
project team
Result
••After developing
the refined
financial model, I
received praise
from both my
Director and our
client for taking
initiative and
ownership over
the project, even
as an intern
Link
••I am a highly
proactive
individual and will
be constantly
searching and
pursing for
opportunities to
create an impact
in all of the work
that I do.
Fill out the 5 areas for each of your skills
Skill demonstrated: Initiative

What is a failure story?
A failure story is an example of a time
when something went wrong and the
lessons you learned and steps you took
to correct the issue.
These types of questions are very
likely to come up in interviews – and
ones that you definitely need to prepare
ahead of time for!

How to create a failure story
Situation
••Context
••Who?
••What?
••When?
••Where?
Misstep
••What did I
do wrong?
••How am I
accountable
for the
mistakes
made?
Failure
••What
happened
as a result
of my
actions?
Lesson
••What did I
learn
through this
failure?
Action Steps
••How did I
overcome
OR what will
I do now?

How to create a failure story
Situation
••Entered the
National
Consulting
Case
Competition
with a team
3 others
••I was one of
the
youngest
competitors
in the
competition
with little
industry
experience
Misstep
••Before
presenting, I
started to
doubt
myself and
became
very
nervous
••During the
presentation
I continued
rambling
and chewed
up much of
my
teammates
speaking
time
Failure
••As a result,
our
presentation
did not have
a cohesive
story line
and we did
not make it
into the
finals
Lesson
••I learned
two things:
1) believe in
yourself is
extremely
important,
and 2) we
are all
human and
it’s OK to
mess up
Action Steps
••I was
resilient and
didn’t let this
experience
deter me
from
entering into
other case
competitions
••I practiced
with other
competitions
and re-
entered the
following
year

What a good failure story will demonstrate
Resilience Authenticity Ability to Learn
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Action items for next week
1. One on one signups with me for next
week www.tinyurl.com/202dates
2. Skills Matrix drafts due on January
24/25th at the start of class: 2 positive
and 1 failure stories
3. Final Skills Matrix due Jan 31 on
Turnitin: 6 positive and 2 failure stories

RSVP for office hours on COOL
1. Tuesday, Jan 23rd
12:30 – 2pm
2. Thursday, January 25
12:30 – 2pm
3. Tuesday, Jan 30th
4 - 5:30pm
***Locations have not been
confirmed, but will be
somewhere in Henry Angus

Time for an Activity!!
1. What is a career path that you have always wanted to pursue, but feel
intimidated or discouraged from actually pursuing it?
In other words – if money wasn’t an issue, what would you be doing?
2. What does success mean to you?
3. I want you to visualize a typical work day that is 5 years from now.
Describe your surroundings, who you’re talking to, and what kind of state
are you in? Do not write your job title or the company name.

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Questions?
Have a great day!

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