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Have answers for the times you’ve had a problem at work and solved it, a time you dealt with a difficult client, a time you struggled with an assignment (with an answer of how you figured it out).

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oh and I was asked once what I was most proud of in my career so far.

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What key skills does the job description list out ? Pick an example for each either from your professional or personal/university/hobby life

STAR is easy or you could use PAR: Problem, action (your role) and Result

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Or CAR - context, action, result

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Give me an example of your best work
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Tell me about a time where you made a mistake
Tell me about a time where you had to build a professional relationship with a new client/team member/boss

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