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STAR Method Answer - Job Interview Skills Example

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Jordan holds a résumé folder at a job interview with Ms. Grant in the TagBack office while the receptionist looks on - job interview skills lesson plans and activities

Job Interview and Résumé Skills

Students read a job posting, plan a résumé, practice the STAR method and mock interviews, and follow up with a thank-you note.


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Job Interview Skills



Interview Day from Start to Finish
Jordan arrives early and greets the receptionist in the TagBack lobby before a 4:00 job interview, in a storyboard about preparing for a job interview
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Mock Interview Role-Play Script
Jordan answers Ms. Grant's question across a conference table at TagBack in a mock interview role-play storyboard for high school students
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Interview Do's and Don'ts
Jordan smiles and says Nice to meet you, Ms. Grant at the start of a job interview, in a T-chart storyboard of interview do's and don'ts
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STAR Method Answer
Jordan opens a cash-only line at the school store while the advisor, Ms. Park, helps, showing the Action step of a STAR method interview answer
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Visual Résumé Planner
Jordan points to a whiteboard that reads TagBack, Hiring: Part-Time Order Assistant, in a storyboard résumé planner for high school students
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My Elevator Pitch
Jordan smiles in front of the lockers at Lincoln High, introducing themself in a personal elevator pitch poster for a job interview
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Dress for Success
Jordan stands ready for a job interview in the TagBack lobby, wearing a collared shirt and holding a résumé folder, in a dress for success compare-and-contrast storyboard
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Virtual Interview Etiquette PSA
Ms. Grant asks Tell me about yourself on a computer screen during a video job interview, in a PSA storyboard of virtual interview tips
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Job Posting to Application
Jordan walks into school before 3:00 to show they are reliable, matching a job posting requirement in a job application spider map
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Cover Letter and Thank-You Note Planner
Jordan writes a thank-you note at home and pictures a lost hoodie with a TagBack tag coming home, in a cover letter and thank-you note planner
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Storyboard Description

Jordan answers "Tell me about a time you solved a problem" with a four-cell STAR story about the school store's card reader going down at lunch.

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  • Slide: 1
  • Situation
  • LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL STORE
  • The card readerjust froze!
  • During a busy lunch at the school store, the card reader stopped working.
  • Slide: 2
  • Task
  • LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL STORE
  • I need to keepthis line moving!
  • I was running the register, and I needed to keep the line moving.
  • Slide: 3
  • Action
  • LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL STORE
  • Ms. Park, the cardreader is down. I'llrun a cash-only line!
  • CASHONLY
  • I told my advisor, opened a cash-only line, and wrote a sign so students could decide right away.
  • Slide: 4
  • Result
  • LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL STORE
  • Next, please!
  • CASHONLY
  • We served about 40 students in 20 minutes, and the store now keeps a backup plan for outages.