Newsletter of the East Bay Chapter of STC
September/October 2002
Meeting Report: June 2002
by Becky Rude
The EBSTC 40th anniversary party was held at Crow Canyon Country Club in June 2002. It was a fun and historic event for the chapter. Our dear Margie McCutcheon was honored by Bill Ardis with a thoughtful poem, many chapter volunteers were recognized, Mark Schaltz provided a talk on a unique way to interview (see the article below), much food was eaten, and we enjoyed ourselves thoroughly!
Enjoy the pictures!
EBSTC is 40 years old!
Hear Bill
Ardis read his poem! (506 KB mp3 file-opens in your sound player)
Devil Mountain Views Staff (partial)
Susan Harlan, Bill Ardis, Don Huntington,
Ashwini Tharval, Scott Wallace, and Becky Rude
Becky Rude, Mary Helen Clements, Wallace Clements, June Schaefer
Wallace was a special guest—he was a charter member
from 1962! See his profile in our Member
Spotlight.
Mark Santacroce and Richard Mateosian
Roz Rogoff, former EBSTC president, and
Wallace Clements, charter member
Margie McCutcheon, President 2001–2002
Melody Brumis, President 2002–2003
Mark Schaltz: Tell a Story, Get a Job
Mark works at ChevronTexaco and has been involved in recruiting and interviewing for over 15 years. He suggested that we use "stories" while interviewing to leave a memorable impression.
What's a story?
An entertaining or informative example of how you used a particular skill or solved a problem.
Use STARs in your stories
Every story should follow the STAR format, be brief, and provide relevant information to the topic being discussed.
S = Situation: Describe the work situation.
T = Task: Describe the task you had to complete.
A = Action Taken: Talk about the action you took.
R = Results: Describe how the results were beneficial to the company or improved a specific skill.
Mark suggests that you take time to write your stories down and organize them into different categories such as teamwork, project management, working with difficult people, or working under tight deadlines. This way you can review your story file before an interview and select the best ones for that particular company. During the small group exercise practicing this method, many chapter members expressed that they had never considered this technique, but planned to start using it. Happy story writing!
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