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Interview Storytelling: STAR, But Better
Upgrade STAR to a narrative recruiters and hiring managers remember.
Use STAR+ (adds tradeoffs)
- Situation: the real context
- Task: what you owned
- Action: what you did
- Result: impact
- Tradeoff: what you chose NOT to do and why
This extra step signals senior judgment—especially for staff-level roles.
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