Your interview is only as memorable as the stories you share, so it is important to stand out – for the right reasons.
When deliberating who to bring forward for final interviews (or deciding who gets the job) interviewers need to be able to recall your interview, and envision the skills you would bring to their company. Therefore, it is vitally important that you make an impact.
An easy way to do this is to give concise, relevant examples of your talents in action.
Many people have fascinating experiences but forget them when placed in a pressurised situation like an interview. To remedy this, Azon recommend having three examples prepared in advance that you can use as a response to a multitude of scenario-based questions.
To prepare, your answers should follow a simple format: PAR.
- Problem – what was the situation?
- Action – what did you do to solve it?
- Result – what changed afterwards?
With this format, you can adapt your PAR anecdotes to fit a variety of questions such as “tell me about a time you worked with a team?”.
Establishing examples like this beforehand will help to calm your nerves if you encounter a question you were not prepared for.
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