GuideAbout this guide
Your capstone for FYE 100 is four STAR(T) Stories: short, true stories about times you showed four of the 10 Essential Skills. Each one follows the same five steps: Situation, Task, Action, Result, and Transfer.
You can record your stories or type them. Recording is strongly encouraged, because "Tell me about a time when..." is exactly what you'll hear in job interviews, and telling your story out loud now is the best practice you can get. Recordings are never scored on delivery, only on the story and its structure.
Your four stories
In this guide
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The STAR(T) Framework
Five steps for telling the story of a skill you've actually built.
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Find Your Stories
Four skills, four true stories. Here's how to pick them.
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Tell It Out Loud
Why recording is worth it, and how to do it in 2 to 4 minutes.
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What Makes a Strong Story
How stories are scored, and three fixes that move a story up.
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Trail Tool
Practice Guide: Adaptability & Leadership
Find your story and draft it, one step at a time.
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Trail Tool
Practice Guide: Professionalism
Find your story and draft it, one step at a time.
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Trail Tool
Practice Guide: Knowledge Application
Find your story and draft it, one step at a time.
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Trail Tool
Practice Guide: Your Choice
Choose your skill, then draft your story.