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2024-06-14 | โ๏ธ Staff | โญ STAR | ๐ฌ Prompt | โ Trait ๐๐บ
๐ Education
๐ Starting a new book: ๐ถโฌ๏ธ๐จโ๐ป๐ The Staff Engineerโs Path
๐ฃ๏ธโญ๐ผ Answering Behavioral Interview Questions Using the STAR Method
๐ Interview Prep
Today I spoke with a friend ๐ฃ๏ธ about what kinds of behavioral questions โ I should expect and what interviewers are looking for. ๐ง
๐ก Example Prompts and Questions
- ๐ฃ๏ธ Tell me about a time when you disagreed with a coworker.
- ๐ค Tell me about a time when you convinced your manager.
- ๐ Tell me about a time when you got constructive feedback.
- ๐ค Tell me about a time when you had to make a decision with incomplete information.
- ๐ Tell me about the project youโre most proud of.
- โณ Tell me about a time when your manager asked you to do something that you didnโt think was the highest priority.
- ๐ค Tell me about a time when two teams couldnโt agree on a path forward.
- โก Tell me about a time when you had to make a quick decision and live with the consequences.
- ๐ Regarding a story you told, what did you learn?
- ๐ Regarding a story you told, what would you do differently?
- ๐ผ Why are you looking for a new job?
- ๐ข Why did you choose your last job?
- ๐ Why do you want to work here?
๐ฏ Some traits theyโre trying to identify in the stories we tell
- ๐ค Personality traits
- ๐ช Perseverance
- โค๏ธ Empathy
- ๐ Motivation
- ๐ฑ Growth mindset
- ๐งฉ Problem solving
- ๐ฃ Getting buy in with teammates and stakeholders
- โ Dealing with ambiguity
- โ๏ธ Considering trade offs
- ๐ผ๏ธ Framing problems with sufficient context
- ๐ Supporting decisions with data and metrics
- ๐ Leveraging feedback loops to aid understand over time
- ๐๏ธ Decomposing large projects and effectively iterating toward goals
- ๐ Learning from experiences
- ๐๏ธ Conflict resolution
- โฌ๏ธ Understanding when to escalate or deescalate
- โ๏ธ Seeking a third party arbiter
- โค๏ธ Demonstrating empathy