Interviewer: You mentioned that writing was your strength.
Carly: Yes.
Interviewer: How has your strength helped you succeed in your career?
Carly: Writing has helped me in numerous ways. Most importantly, writing has helped me persuade consumers to use my company’s services.
Interviewer: What kind of writing was it?
Carly: I was able to persuade consumers through a few different mediums. I wrote a successful online advertisement that led to a 25% increase in sales. I helped write a radio advertisement that my company aired for over 6 months. And I often wrote blog posts for our company’s website to show customers how our services could positively affect their lives.
Interviewer: That is very impressive. How did you become such a good writer?
Carly: I have always been pretty good at writing, but I have also spent a lot of time practicing and studying how to be a great writer.
Patterns and Examples
My ability to ____________________ has helped me ____________________.
- My ability to persuasively present information has helped me recruit a lot of new clients for the businesses that I have worked for.
- My ability to handle stress has helped me thrive in this fast-paced industry.
Since I can ____________________, I have been able to ____________________.
- Since I can analyze data well, I have been able to use data to make smart and timely decisions.
- Since I can find compromises well, I have been able to mediate many difficult situations between two groups.
Being ____________________ has helped me ____________________.
- Being a good public speaker has helped me impress clients and business partners with clear, detailed, and persuasive presentations.
- Being able to write well has helped me be successful because it lets me communicate my ideas and opinions in a clear and concise way.
