Pick three stories with different stakes
Choose examples of solving a problem, working through a disagreement, and handling a setback. Examples from volunteering, coursework, or independent projects can be useful if they explain how you made decisions.
Give each story four parts
STAR stands for Situation, Task, Action, and Result. Set the scene briefly, explain the responsibility you took on, describe what you personally did, and close with what happened or what you learned.
Practice a follow-up
After each answer, ask yourself what you would do differently. Practice saying that out loud in one sentence. It gives you a useful follow-up even when the original result was mixed.
