SAR (SITUATION- ACTION- RESULT) STORIES
Teamwork Skills
Situation
During my undergraduate program at Ryerson university, I was assigned a project to work with 10 other team members.
Since all members in the group had different learning and writing styles, it was a challenge to work together and cooperate with each other and minimize conflicts from arising.
Action
I ensured all the tasks were divided up equally.
I created a written contract to make sure everyone agreed upon the appropriate deadlines set in place, as well as the consequences required if the tasks were not completed by the given deadline.
Result
The formation of the contract led to a group member being penalized for not completing his task and not contributing to the overall success of the project. I was thanked by my group members for creating the contract.
During my undergraduate program at Ryerson university, I was assigned a project to work with 10 other team members.
Since all members in the group had different learning and writing styles, it was a challenge to work together and cooperate with each other and minimize conflicts from arising.
Action
I ensured all the tasks were divided up equally.
I created a written contract to make sure everyone agreed upon the appropriate deadlines set in place, as well as the consequences required if the tasks were not completed by the given deadline.
Result
The formation of the contract led to a group member being penalized for not completing his task and not contributing to the overall success of the project. I was thanked by my group members for creating the contract.
Time Management Skills
Situation
At my previous employer, YMCA Employment Centre, my manager assigned my team and I a deadline to complete a task that originally takes 3 days to complete, to be finished in 2 days.
Action
I strategically divided up the components of the task based on each of the team member's strengths, and set an internal deadline to finish the task in a day and a half, with the rest of the second day left for editing the document.
Result
My strategy worked well as the document was completed ahead of time and the rest of the second day was left to finish editing the document. My boss was extremely happy with our work, as the document was submitted ahead of time and with out any errors.
At my previous employer, YMCA Employment Centre, my manager assigned my team and I a deadline to complete a task that originally takes 3 days to complete, to be finished in 2 days.
Action
I strategically divided up the components of the task based on each of the team member's strengths, and set an internal deadline to finish the task in a day and a half, with the rest of the second day left for editing the document.
Result
My strategy worked well as the document was completed ahead of time and the rest of the second day was left to finish editing the document. My boss was extremely happy with our work, as the document was submitted ahead of time and with out any errors.
Leadership Skills
Situation
While working as an Administrative Assistant at the YMCA Employment Centre, an employer named Simply BBQ approached my team and asked us to organize a job fair for them.
Action
I took interest in this project and started delegating my team members tasks that needed to be completed by a certain deadline.
I took the initiative in making sure everything was completed on time, while also brainstorming and implementing various marketing strategies and techniques for the event.
Result
The event was very successful! Due to the success of the event, Simply BBQ personally thanked me for my hard work and dedication towards this event, and awarded all the staff members at the YMCA Employment Centre a free BBQ lunch the following week.
While working as an Administrative Assistant at the YMCA Employment Centre, an employer named Simply BBQ approached my team and asked us to organize a job fair for them.
Action
I took interest in this project and started delegating my team members tasks that needed to be completed by a certain deadline.
I took the initiative in making sure everything was completed on time, while also brainstorming and implementing various marketing strategies and techniques for the event.
Result
The event was very successful! Due to the success of the event, Simply BBQ personally thanked me for my hard work and dedication towards this event, and awarded all the staff members at the YMCA Employment Centre a free BBQ lunch the following week.