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 * Know answers to "What will I wear?", "What questions should I prepare?", "What research have I done on this organization?", "Do I know anything about the hiring manager or team?", "What do the financials of the company look like?", "Are there any recent articles about their products, people or projects?".
 * Don't stop at those questions
 * Know how to answer behavioral-based questions- (these questions focus on specific past projects, accomplishments and failures.)
 * Use "I" instead of "we", the interview is to benefit YOU, not to benefit anyone else
 * Use these 5 keys points in answer the behavioral questions
 * 1) Think you are in a college english class. Use the STAR method which is Situation, Task, Action, Result
 * **Situation and Task** (Introduction)- set up for response, give details about the story that is about to be said (When? Where? Who was involved?)
 * **Action** (the behavior that is demonstrated)- reason question is asked. answer these questions when giving your response "What did you specifically do?", "How did you handle this task?", "If you made a mistake, did you learn from it and avoid repeating it?"
 * **Results** (Conclusion)- must be measurable, to solidify a specific result use percentages, dollar amounts, unit numbers, etc., know the facts first because stories are checkable
 * 1) Perform a dress rehearsal.
 * Write down behavioral-based questions that may be heard.
 * Rehearse with someone who will give "tough love"
 * It will help keep stories to a minimum, keeps you focused on STAR method, and gives necessary confidence to make all important positive impressions.
 * 1) It's OKAY to pause before answering
 * When hearing a question that wasn't expected
 * 1) Ask for a moment to collect thoughts
 * 2) Then follow the STAR method to respond
 * 3) Avoid Tangents
 * Easy to keep talking about past successes and accomplishments. **DON'T**
 * Interviewees too many times add on to their stories. **DON'T**
 * Stop talking once the specific and measurable results are given.
 * If Interviewer wants more information, he/she will ask.
 * 1) Do not answer with an opinion, a theory, nor a vague response.
 * Behavioral-based questions are about the past.
 * Your opinion is just your view or belief
 * Opinions do not offer detail around what you did on the job
 * Theoretical response carries no weight because it is not a valid experience
 * Vague responses keep hiring manager guessing which probes to further extract information than is required