This comes from Kade Houston from her Linkedin profile.
There are techniques such as FAB (Feature, Achievement, Benefit) and STAR (Situation, Task, Action, and Result) statements that really help in an interview.
Everyone in their career has been presented with challenges, obstacles or circumstances they have had to overcome (Situation or Task). Most of us on a daily basis. When answering interview questions, always draw from those specific experiences and almost tell a short story of how you overcame the challenge (Action). Make sure you define the positive (Result) from your action clearly to the interviewer.
Answer interview questions from a standpoint of I have, will and can. Not from a could, would or should've perspective. Interviewers want to know that you have been there, done that and know what to do if it ever happened again.
If you don't have a specific experience that ties into the question, try to think of an experience that at least relates.
Remember to think of what interviewers are trying to accomplish. It usually boils down to 4 things:
1. Can you do the job.
2. Will you be happy doing the job for the company.
3. Can everyone tolerate each other, and hopefully enjoy each other, while you are there.
4. How will you benefit them or the old "What's in it for me?" from the company's standpoint.
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