About this document
At key moments in the Bodyswaps experience, useful notes are added to the learner’s virtual journal as a memory prompt that they can refer back to, as and when required.
In VR, learners access their journal by looking at their avatar’s left hand. On other devices, it can be accessed via a ‘burger menu’ in the top left corner of the screen.
This document collates the journal entries in relation to the individual activities for this course.
Introduction and self-reflection
3 steps to answering (almost) any question
Objective
Demonstrate suitability for the role using the C.A.R. technique
Goals
- The secret to great storytelling
- See C.A.R. in context
- Tell your own stories
- Communicate clearly
The secret to great storytelling
The secret to great storytelling
C = Context
A = Action
R = Result
Applying C.A.R. to different questions
Answering (almost) any question
Here’s where the magic happens…
The C.A.R. technique can be applied to almost any question.
The trick is to think about what the interviewer wants to learn from your answer.
Your story bank
Your story bank
Story bank = a collection of case studies.
These should be stories where you are at the centre of the action.
Stories could describe:
- A meaningful experience
- A successful collaboration
- A challenge that you overcame
- An award you received
Your story bank
Story inspiration
Some ideas to help you come up with more stories…
Consider talking about a time when you:
- Solved a problem
- Overcame a challenge
- Learned from a mistake
- Took responsibility
- Worked well in a team
- Had an interesting experience
Practising with C.A.R.
Using the C.A.R. technique
Demonstrate suitability for the role using the C.A.R. technique
- Prepare some stories that illustrate qualities that you want to showcase
- Listen to the interview question and choose the most suitable story from your storybank
- Structure the story with:
- A beginning that sets the context
- A middle that describes the actions you took
- An end that highlights the results of your action