Job Interview: STAR answers and 'Any questions?'
Answer STAR questions well and ask good questions at the end.
All 15 phrases
Answering well5
- So, tell me a bit about yourselfThey don't want your life story.
- Can you give me an example of a time when youA competency question.
- So the situation was... and my role was toA clean STAR opener.
- In the end, waiting times came down by about halfThe Result.
- I'm really keen toThe British way to sound enthusiastic.
Buying thinking time3
- Sorry, could you repeat the question?Completely fine to ask, especially on a bad video line.
- That's a good question. Can I just have a moment to think about that?A short pause is acceptable and sounds composed.
- I haven't done exactly that, but something similar wasAn honest bridge when you don't have the exact experience.
Pay and visas2
Questions at the end5
- Do you have any questions for us?Always have one or two ready.
- What would success look like in the first six months?A strong question.
- What does a typical week look like in the role?A safe, useful question that also tells you about the workload.
- What are the next steps?A polite way to ask about the timeline.
- We'll be in touchThe standard close.
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- Part of Talk's themed British life packs. Talk wrote each phrase with what it really means, when to say it, what not to say instead and one quiz question. A phrase gets a moment only if Talk's spoken videos say it with the same meaning. One review picked each moment, and a second tried to reject it. This pack holds 15 phrases.
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- Written by Talk in plain English.
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