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Behavioural interview (STAR)

Real stories about setbacks, disagreement, pressure and mistakes, told one at a time and drawn from a pool so each employer gets its own set. It suits any role and any level. Follow-ups push past a vague "we" to what the candidate did themselves and what changed as a result.

Suits: Software engineer, Account manager, Operations coordinator, Marketing specialist, Customer success manager

Questions
8 of 17
Length
35 min
Format
Voice or typed
Levels
All levels
See this interview on a 30-minute call.
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Example
  1. Interviewer: Tell me about a time you changed someone's mind at work. How did you go about it?

  2. Candidate: Our team wanted to rebuild the billing page from scratch, and I thought it was the wrong call, so we put together a plan to…

  3. Follow-up

    Interviewer: You said "we". What did you say yourself, and what finally changed their mind?

  4. Scored on

    • Ownership30%
    • Structure25%
    • Impact25%
    • Self-awareness20%

    Score, reasons and recording. Your team decides.

An example exchange. This interview's own questions open when you use it.

What it listens for, and how much each part counts.

Every answer is scored against this guide, with the reasoning written beside the score. You get the recording or the written answers too, and your team makes the call.

  • Ownership30%
    Says what they did themselves and takes responsibility for outcomes, good and bad.
  • Structure25%
    Tells each story clearly: situation, task, action, result, without wandering.
  • Impact25%
    Gives concrete results, with numbers or dates where they exist.
  • Self-awareness20%
    Reflects honestly on what they learned and would do differently.
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