I've gotten feedback that I'm too honest in my interviews, is that really a con for future employers? 🫤 How do I refrain from doing that anymore?

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Keep it concise and don’t offer more info than asked

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Work on preparing a bit more. Sometimes we overshare because we are nervous. I'm assuming that the questions are more behavioral in nature, so correct me if I'm mistaken. For behavioral: Briefly explain the situation, share who was involved (coworker, leader, etc), go into detail about what you did to handle/resolve/overcome/improve the situation, and add any stats or metrics that can back you up, if applicable.

Here is a free guide I created to help, if you are interested:https://www.tabathajones.com/flustered-to-fabulous

Cheers to CRUSHING Your Next Interview!

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STAR ⭐️ based is behavioural questions - aka how your past experiences may match with the job.
Situation - Quick summary surrounding task
Task - what is it you had to figure out
Action - what did you do
Result - think the positive outcome ! Or if negative outcome, make it positive on what you learned from it going forward

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Are they referring to you being “too honest” bc you have bringing up negative points about anything related to your current firm or projects or teams? I’ve had interviewees do exactly that, they talked about negative things which resulted in a “do not move forward”.

Believe in yourself and listen to how you would market a friend, then apply that to you !

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