Career Cards: The STAR method explained

Welcome to Career Cards by Michael Page! In this new YouTube series, we'll be explaining some of the key aspects you need to know for your future job hunt. From how to answer interview questions effectively to how to resign on good terms we're here to share helpful advice to help you throughout your career journey.

First up on Career Cards, we have the STAR method. The STAR method is one of the most effective ways to convey your experience in a job interview.

It stands for:
Situation - What was going on at the time?
Task - What were you tasked with doing?
Action - How did you go about performing that task?
Results - What was the outcome of your actions?

To prepare for your interview, study the job description and practice example questions using this technique. Let’s take an example: suppose an interviewer asked you the following question:
‘Please can you tell us about a time where you successfully managed multiple stakeholders at different seniority levels?’

Now that you have the question, you can articulate your answer in the STAR structure to make sure it’s clear and concise. Like this:

Situation – Our company wanted to run a regular webinar series to engage our customers and boost our brand awareness.
Task - I was in charge of planning the kick-off webinar to start the series off.
Action – I had to manage multiple stakeholders, including internal webinar hosts, external guest speakers, and other members of the marketing team.
Results - Our first webinar launched 6 months ago. We had 150 audience members and an amazing response on social media for the on-demand version.