STAR Method

A good way to provide more information about skills and qualification listed in the resume is to tell stories using the STAR method.

What is STAR?

• Situation: What was the context of the story?
• Task: What ws your role in the situation?
• Assessment/Action: What did you do?
• Results: What did your action lead to? What was the accomplishment?
  • If possible, always try to include something quantifiable in your success statement

Example

• Situation: “as a lead project manager placed in the challenging project”
• Task: “managed the overhaul of our product’s design and user experience”
• Assessment/Action: “ensure the project met its deadlines and help eliminate process inefficiencies”
• Results: “saved the company more than $15,000”