𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀? 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗵, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲...

We all use jargon and abbreviations in our work. It makes life easier when talking with our peers. But unfortunately, we sometimes forget and we let that insider-speak spill over into the world of our customers. As a career coach I’ve been guilty of that. 

I’ve talked about SOAR and STAR frameworks to coaching clients. I’m sure some of them had no idea what I was talking about, or why they should care. Sorry about that. So here it is. SOAR and STAR are coaching-speak for “𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁.”

Through conversations, you’ll understand the impact that you’ve had, and the value you bring. SOAR and STAR (Situation, Obstacle/Task, Action, Results) are just a convenient way to capture that. Once you have your career stories, they

💡 Make your resume so much more compelling

👍 Help you answer behavioral questions strongly during interviews

👏 Build your confidence and self-belief so that you interview well

𝗦𝗼, 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗦𝗢𝗔𝗥/𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵. 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝗯𝘂𝗱𝗱𝘆, 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝗯 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗔𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺. 𝗢𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗻𝗼-𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲