Practice for your job interview: questions and the STAR method

Ten questions you can expect

For each question a note on what matters.

• Tell us about yourself. Two minutes, a thread from your experience to the role.
• Why do you want to work here? A concrete reference to the company, not “because you are a leader”.
• Why this role? How the tasks and your strengths fit together.
• What are your strengths? Two, each with an example.
• And your weaknesses? A real one, with what you do about it.
• Describe a difficult situation. A STAR example with a result.
• How do you handle conflicts? One concrete case, your part, the outcome.
• Where do you see yourself in five years? Direction rather than title; show interest in growing within the role.
• What are your salary expectations? A range, justified by experience and market.
• Do you have questions for us? Two or three prepared ones, such as team, onboarding, first tasks.

A practice plan in three steps

1. 1

   Prepare examples

   Create one STAR example for each requirement in the posting. Five or six examples cover most questions.

2. 2

   Practice aloud and record

   Say the answers aloud, record them and listen back. You notice immediately where you ramble.

3. 3

   Test with a counterpart

   Practice with a person or with an AI mock interview for the specific job. Repeat after the feedback.

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