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Prepare for the questions interviewers ask, and answer them clearly.

About interviews

An interview tests whether you can do the work and how you go about it. Read the posting closely, and choose a few experiences that match what it asks for. Practice each one out loud until you can tell it briefly and in order.

The first question is often "tell me about yourself" in some form. Answer it as a short summary: what you do now, the experience that fits this role, and why you want it.

Interviewers often ask behavioral questions about a past situation, such as a time you handled a conflict. The STAR method gives those answers a shape: the situation, the task you had, the action you took, and the result. Make the action the longest part, since it is the part about you.

In a one-way video interview, you record answers to written questions with no interviewer present, and software may review the recordings. Prepare as you would for a live interview, and test your camera, sound, and connection beforehand.

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