Interviews are definitely an art form that I do not know much about. Sure I have had my fair share of interviews and every single day I am getting interviewed in some way as a fundraiser. Nonetheless, I do find it interesting to think about the different ways you can interact with someone in an interview. Now to start off with, I have never taken an interview training class or anything like that, so I may not be using the proper diction or word choice. That said, I have had my fair share of interviews. Some went really well while others have been awful. There are a couple of interview strategies that I really like to employ. The first is called the STAR method. The STAR method is a way to structure your response to certain questions an interviewer may ask you. Most interviewers are curious about how you handle particular situations, as a result, the STAR method is framed to tell the story of how you overcame a certain situation. You first tell the scenario and the problem or issue you were faced with. You then talk about what your thought response was to the situation. Essentially it hints to the interviewer how you think and what you mindset is at certain times. You then tell the story of what you did, i.e. what happened. Finally you tell the story of how everything ended up. Was it a successful strategy or not? You can then progress to talk more about what you now think about your response to that particular situation. I am not sure if most online interview training classes cover this, but I like it.







