Today's employers are committing considerable time and resources to recruiting and interviewing. They need to quickly identify the knowledge, skills, and abilities candidates have to help them be successful on the job.

As a candidate, your goal is to demonstrate how your knowledge and experiences can benefit the employer. You can do so by describing times when you've been successful in using the knowledge, skills, or abilities required for the job.

If you've been successful using these skills in the past, you're likely to be successful in the future as well. Examples of past performance may come from work experience, internships, activities, hobbies, volunteer work, family life, and other activities.