You got the interview — prepare like the STAR method actually intends
A calm, structured prep that beats cramming — built on the STAR technique universities and Big Tech interviewers actually use.
Getting the interview is the hard part; preparation converts it. The most reliable tool is the STAR method — Situation, Task, Action, Result — taught by university career centres and used to structure behavioural interviews at companies like Amazon and Google.
Build your stories
Prepare 5–6 STAR stories covering your biggest achievements, a conflict, a failure and what you learned, and a leadership moment. Most behavioural questions ('tell me about a time…') map to one of them, so you're never improvising under pressure.
Keep each tight: one line of situation and task, most of your time on the action you took, and a concrete, ideally quantified result.
The rest of the prep
Re-read the job description and your own application — they'll ask about both. Research the company enough to ask two genuine questions. Practise your stories out loud, not just in your head. On the day, treat early questions as warm-ups; it's a two-way conversation, and you're evaluating them too.
Sources & further reading
- The STAR method for behavioural interviews — MIT / University career centres
- Cracking the Coding Interview (interview preparation) — Gayle Laakmann McDowell
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