{"id":1338,"date":"2014-04-24T15:46:34","date_gmt":"2014-04-24T19:46:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/~career\/blog\/?p=1338"},"modified":"2014-04-24T15:46:34","modified_gmt":"2014-04-24T19:46:34","slug":"using-the-star-method-in-an-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/career-center\/using-the-star-method-in-an-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Using the STAR Method in an Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/~career\/images\/Blogimages\/shooting-star.png\" alt=\"Computers shaking hands\" width=\"256\" height=\"190\" \/>Over the last few years, we\u2019ve written various posts about the interview process and how to best prepare for such a daunting step within the job search. However, the one thing we haven\u2019t discussed is the importance of learning and practicing the STAR method, so you\u2019re probably asking yourself; what do we mean by the STAR method? Well, it\u2019s a tool you can use when you\u2019re asked either a situational or behavioral question during an interview. STAR is an acronym for:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">S<\/span><\/strong>ituation, <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">T<\/span><\/strong>ask, <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">A<\/span><\/strong>ction, <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">R<\/span><\/strong>esult\/<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">R<\/span><\/strong>esolution<\/p>\n<p>So, if an interviewer asks you:<br \/>\n<em>\u201cTell me about a time when you led a team and it went well?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<li>\n<ul>By using the STAR method, you\u2019d describe an example when you led a team and it was a success- the <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">S<\/span><\/strong>ituation.<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<p><em>For example, \u201cLast year, I coordinated and led a team of volunteers on an Alternative Spring Break in New Jersey where I was responsible for 6 students for a week.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<li>\n<ul>Next, you\u2019ll want to describe the work or <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">T<\/span><\/strong>asks you performed.<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<p><em>For example, \u201cI drove all of us to New Jersey to help a small community center with the restoration of their town center near the waterfront where Hurricane Sandy occurred.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<li>\n<ul>At this point you\u2019d want to describe your role as the leader- your <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">A<\/span><\/strong>ctions.<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<p><em>For example, \u201cAs part of my role, I collaborated with the Community Center Director each day to determine the top priorities, whether it was clean up or restoration of the building, then I\u2019d delegate a job for each of our student volunteers.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<li>\n<ul>Finally, you\u2019d want to describe the result of your leadership- <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">R<\/span><\/strong>esult.<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<p><em>For example, \u201cBy giving each volunteer a job, we created a more efficient work environment and ended up finishing the restoration sooner than we had expected.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>So, what are the benefits of using the STAR method?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You\u2019re guaranteed to answer questions with clear examples.<\/li>\n<li>It should keep you within the suggested 2 minute time frame for your answers.<\/li>\n<li>And it will showcase the skills you\u2019ll bring to the position you\u2019re applying for.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Practice using it, and then try it in your next <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/~career\/?Page=biginterview.html\">big interview<\/a>. It\u2019s guaranteed to help you succeed.<\/p>\n<p><em>~Danielle<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the last few years, we\u2019ve written various posts about the interview process and how to best prepare for such a daunting step within the job search. However, the one thing we haven\u2019t discussed is the importance of learning and practicing the STAR method, so you\u2019re probably asking yourself; what do we mean by the &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/career-center\/using-the-star-method-in-an-interview\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Using the STAR Method in an Interview&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":832,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[129271,129430,129667,1],"tags":[116804,131420,53474,603,138814,135871,569,528],"class_list":["post-1338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-helpful-resources","category-interviewing","category-job-searching","category-uncategorized","tag-advice","tag-career","tag-experience","tag-how-to","tag-interviewing","tag-job-search","tag-photos","tag-tips","entry"],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"career","author_link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/career-center\/author\/career\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/career-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1338","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/career-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/career-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/career-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/832"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/career-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1338"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/career-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1338\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/career-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1338"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/career-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1338"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/career-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}