Answering Interview Questions With Star Technique.pdf

HOW TO TELL YOUR EXPERIENCE USING STAR TECHNIQUE Engaging storytelling for interview questions

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#1 WHAT IS STAR TECHNIQUE? • Ever wonder how to best tell your experiences to an interviewer? STAR is short for situation, task, action and results and it’s perfect for illustrating your

experiences effectively.

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#2 WHEN CAN I USE IT? • For questions like “How do you overcome a difficult situation?” or “What did you do when in a disagreement?”

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#3 HOW DOES IT BREAK DOWN? SITUATION

TASK

Illustrate the

Point out your task

background

+ the problem

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“I was assigned in a new division. I was familiar with some aspects of the job, but I still had a lot to learn.”

“Unfortunately, a teammate fell sick. I was asked to cover for her. But I didn’t know where to start because I was new.”

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ACTION

RESULTS

Explain how you

How did it go?

solve the problem

What did you learn?

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“So I asked around what I should prepare to do the job. Along the way, I wrote things that confused me so I could ask them later.”

“Thankfully, my teammate recovered quickly so I didn’t have to cover for her. But, I learned to take things slow and be curious.”

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PRO TIP Between your stories, comment on how you feel internally.

Action

Action

Action

Action

Feelings Thoughts

Feelings Thoughts

Feelings Thoughts

Feelings Thoughts

This is to make your story more memorable.

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Thanks for reading! How did you answer this type of questions? Share below on the comment.

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