STAR Worksheet GLO EN
STAR Worksheet GLO EN
STAR Worksheet GLO EN
Interviewer: Coach candidate through each STAR section and probe/challenge the candidate’s performance (functional expertise), long-term impact (Leadership Principle) and results.
SITUATION/TASK - Describe the situation/task you faced and the context of the story Notes
S Answers the questions: where did this occur, when did it happen, why is it important?
Probing Questions:
T
Why is this important? What was the goal?
What was the initial scope of the project? What were the challenges?
What were the risks and potential consequences if nothing happened?
Challenge Questions:
Why did you choose this story to illustrate a xyz accomplishment?
What other stories can you think of that demonstrate…xyz?
Could you come up with an example that is more recent?
Probing Questions:
Deep probe functional expertise and/or assigned core competency.
Were you the key driver or project owner?
What was your biggest contribution? What unique value did you bring?
What were the most significant obstacles you faced? How did you overcome them?
Challenge Questions:
What did you do specifically versus the team?
How did you set priorities…deal with xyz problem… or get manager buy-in?
What decisions did you challenge? Why? How did you influence the right outcome?
Probing Questions:
Why did you choose to focus on these results? What other results were important?
You mentioned revenue, what percentage change is that year over year?
What trade-offs did you have to make to achieve this? (quality, cost, time)
I’m concerned about… (the time it took, the volume, the customer impact), tell me more…
Challenge Questions:
What were the lessons learned? What would you have done differently?
How would you implement this at Amazon?
How did these results compare to your actual goals? (refer back to goal stated in Situation)