Pursuit of Flute

How to fail your next interview

Interviewing is hard – probably even harder than that first date – because you can survive without a boyfriend <3
But you are going to be hungry without that paycheck! Someone else that you should not leave hungry is the interviewer. The best way to fail your interview is to leave your interviewers hungry. (how am I in control of the interviewer’s stomach? read on.)

And one thing the world could use less of is hungry people.

In my experience the most common reason a candidate bombs an interview is because they never answered the questions! Most interviews you will come across are behavior style interviews. This means we want to know how you have behaved in the past, since the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior.

This means I need you to tell me about specific instances in your past not generalities or processes.

Not providing this information leaves the interviewers (hiring manager) hungry for more information and you are the only one who can provide that sustenance.

One way to set your self up for success in this type of interview is to know and practice the S.T.A.R. Method

Situation: give an example of a situation you were involved in that resulted in a positive outcome

Task: describe the tasks involved in that situation

Action: talk about the various actions involved in the situation’s task

Results: what results directly followed because of your actions

If you follow this structure when answering behavioral interview questions not only will you be answering the questions but you are more likely to be clear and concise in your response.

Make your answers just as beefy