Went from winging interviews to using a STAR method spreadsheet last year

For like 5 years I just walked into interviews with no prep and hoped my personality would carry me. After bombing a design manager role at a studio in Austin back in March, I started writing down 3 specific projects with numbers attached. Now I keep a Google sheet with 10 scenarios ready to go, and jeez the difference is night and day. Has anyone else found a system that actually works for interview prep?

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the_claire3d ago

Oh yeah, the STAR method is a game changer. I keep a running doc of my wins too.

the_alex3d ago

Blew my first STAR interview so bad I had 4 bullet points that were just "um" and "like" in different formats. Now I keep a Google Doc with 20+ examples sorted by soft skill. My over-preparedness is honestly embarrassing but it works.

troychen3d ago

Funny how we do this for interviews but not for regular life convos @the_alex lol