Struggling with identifying good stories for behavioral interviews (product manager). I am sure I have quite a few but just finding it hard to polish them or have them seem meaty enough. Any tips!

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It’s one of the reasons why a professional should maintain a work journal. If there’s no such, start looking at sample answers for the interview questions, you can relate to and remember similar situations from your experience. That way you can build and note down stories from your experience against the specific questions. We often overlook and pass our experiences thinking that they aren’t worth mentioning in an interview. But it’s all about how you present the story.

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I hear you! May be for starters go with mock interviews on YouTube. If that doesn’t help, I think an interview coaching would definitely help like others suggested.

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Try thinking of any stories related to a difficult project you worked on and it’s outcome,a time you had to deal competing deadlines and prioritization, a time you had to use negotiation, data analysis and needing to overcome challenges/getting out of your comfort zone

I did some interview coaching that really helped! we were able to work through some of my experiences and get them more meaty, and it was nice to talk through it with someone else who could guide me a bit on what to focus on

Would you share what service you went through or how you found your coach? Thank you!

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