Build a reusable bank of interview examples with prompts for situation, responsibility, action, results and lessons.
- STAR prompts
- Evidence checks
- Role-specific practice
Choose six experiences
Choose examples of a difficult problem, collaboration, a mistake, leadership, a competing priority and an improvement. Early-career examples can come from projects, volunteering or study, provided you describe the context honestly.
Complete one story at a time
Write short notes under each prompt. Distinguish your contribution from the team's work; do not memorise an exaggerated script.
- Situation: What was happening, and why did it matter?
- Task: What were you personally responsible for?
- Action: What did you decide, do and change?
- Result: What changed, and what evidence supports that?
- Reflection: What would you repeat or improve?
Practise and adapt
Match each story to requirements in the vacancy. Practise a concise spoken version, then ask a listener which part was unclear. Keep confidential details anonymous and use qualitative results when no defensible number exists.