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2024-06-14 | โš•๏ธ Staff | โญ STAR | ๐Ÿ’ฌ Prompt | โœ… Trait ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ“บ

๐Ÿ“– Education

๐Ÿš‚ Starting a new book: ๐Ÿ‘ถโฌ†๏ธ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ“ˆ The Staff Engineerโ€™s Path
๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธโญ๐Ÿ’ผ Answering Behavioral Interview Questions Using the STAR Method

๐Ÿ“ Interview Prep

Today I spoke with a friend ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ about what kinds of behavioral questions โ“ I should expect and what interviewers are looking for. ๐Ÿง

๐Ÿ’ก Example Prompts and Questions

  • ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Tell me about a time when you disagreed with a coworker.
  • ๐Ÿค Tell me about a time when you convinced your manager.
  • ๐Ÿ‘‚ Tell me about a time when you got constructive feedback.
  • ๐Ÿค” Tell me about a time when you had to make a decision with incomplete information.
  • ๐Ÿ† Tell me about the project youโ€™re most proud of.
  • โณ Tell me about a time when your manager asked you to do something that you didnโ€™t think was the highest priority.
  • ๐Ÿค Tell me about a time when two teams couldnโ€™t agree on a path forward.
  • โšก Tell me about a time when you had to make a quick decision and live with the consequences.
  • ๐Ÿ“š Regarding a story you told, what did you learn?
  • ๐Ÿ”„ Regarding a story you told, what would you do differently?
  • ๐Ÿ’ผ Why are you looking for a new job?
  • ๐Ÿข Why did you choose your last job?
  • ๐Ÿš€ Why do you want to work here?

๐ŸŽฏ Some traits theyโ€™re trying to identify in the stories we tell

  • ๐Ÿ‘ค Personality traits
    • ๐Ÿ’ช Perseverance
    • โค๏ธ Empathy
    • ๐ŸŒŸ Motivation
    • ๐ŸŒฑ Growth mindset
  • ๐Ÿงฉ Problem solving
    • ๐Ÿ“ฃ Getting buy in with teammates and stakeholders
    • โ“ Dealing with ambiguity
    • โš–๏ธ Considering trade offs
    • ๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ Framing problems with sufficient context
    • ๐Ÿ“Š Supporting decisions with data and metrics
    • ๐Ÿ” Leveraging feedback loops to aid understand over time
    • ๐Ÿ—๏ธ Decomposing large projects and effectively iterating toward goals
  • ๐Ÿ“š Learning from experiences
  • ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ Conflict resolution
    • โฌ†๏ธ Understanding when to escalate or deescalate
    • โš–๏ธ Seeking a third party arbiter
    • โค๏ธ Demonstrating empathy