what is the star method in this video i want to explain in simple terms what the star method is
sometimes called the star technique and how you can use it to massively boost your chances of
getting hired and i will include a solid example for you i'm Amri Celeste an interview coach
and hr recruitment specialist with over 10 years hiring experience and i make videos on how to help
you secure the job that you want so do like and subscribe if you are job hunting so first what is
the star interview method start is an acronym for situation task action result and the star method
is a framework that you can use to structure your answer so let's say you were in an interview and
you were asked a question like can you talk me through a time when you faced a challenge at work
you would answer this question by sharing an example of a challenging situation at work
and you would describe the challenging situation that occurred the task that was
created due to the challenging situation the actions you took and the result or the outcome
and if you're feeling very confident then you can also talk about learnings which essentially
means you would explain what you learned and what you might do differently next time but this is
the star method in simple terms why does it boost your chances when you use the star method it is 10
times easier for the interviewer to imagine you in that situation rather than you just saying to them
i'm good at challenges take my word for it you're essentially describing a situation that allows the
interviewer to imagine you and see you in that situation themselves and it often beats a long
boring explanation that doesn't even hit all of the points that the interviewer is looking for
so the star method is absolutely key what you should not do what you don't want to do is give
an answer that describes how you would potentially handle a situation or ramble on at length about a
particular situation without explaining how you resolved or handled it so i'll share an example
answer so you can see how it works in action so your interviewer asks you can you talk me through
a challenge or difficult situation you had at work an example answer using the star interview
method would be as a receptionist i book in lots of visitors for meetings one day i had a visitor
turn up for a quarterly meeting with a director but i knew that i hadn't seen that director come
into work that day and he hadn't responded to my email about the visitor's arrival i also got no
response when calling his desk phone and mobile as the meeting was starting in five minutes i
decided to call through to someone else in that department who advised me that due to
a last minute family emergency he was not in the office that day i asked if they knew anyone else
that would be able to meet with this visitor and they pointed me in the direction of another
colleague who was able to meet with the visitor and cover off the meeting on the manager's behalf
so a nice short explanation the answer doesn't need to be long or complicated it doesn't need
to be life or death it just needs to show you thinking your way out of a challenging situation
even if it's a simple one and do let me know in the comments if you found that example answer
helpful i'd love to know the verdict on whether my explanation is helping you to understand the start
interview method a little bit better if you do struggle with solid answers to interview questions
you can grab this top 20 interview answers guide that i created it's packed with example answers
for your interview including answers to difficult questions like why should we give you the job
what's your greatest weakness how do you handle pressure at work all of those tough questions and
it also includes what you should be asking your interviewers at the end of your interview so it's
totally free and you can download that um in the link in the description below so let's look a bit
at why that was a strong answer to give using the star technique so here you can see the situation
the receptionist is booking in a visitor for a meeting with a director who she cannot contact
the task is clear she needs to find the director she takes several different actions she emails the
manager she calls the work and personal phone number and then calls through to a colleague
and the partner makes this answer extra strong is she doesn't just accept that the director is
not in the office she asks if somebody else might be available to take the meeting so the visitor
doesn't have a wasted trip and the result is that a colleague covered the director and the visitor
was able to have the meeting so a great example of dedication to customer service at the end there
the start interview method is most useful when you're answering situational behavioral and
competency-based interview questions answering these using the star method makes your answer
so much stronger and i do have example answers to all of these types of questions so i'll link
those videos in the description below this video so i do recommend watching those as you if you're
interviewing as you will almost certainly be asked a range of these questions thank you so
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