{"id":4113,"date":"2020-04-16T07:27:17","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T07:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/karrierecoaching.ch\/?p=4113"},"modified":"2025-05-18T06:55:26","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T06:55:26","slug":"glossary-star-method","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karrierecoaching.ch\/en\/glossary-star-method\/","title":{"rendered":"STAR-method"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Success formula for job interviews<\/h2>\n<p>The STAR method is a core tool in <a href=\"https:\/\/karrierecoaching.ch\/en\/glossary-behavioural-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">behavioral interviews<\/a>. STAR stands for Situation, Task, Action and Result. The idea behind it: past behavior predicts future performance. <a href=\"https:\/\/karrierecoaching.ch\/en\/glossary-recruiter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Recruiters<\/a> ask for real-life examples that reflect key challenges of the target role. The four steps guide the story: What was the context (Situation)? What was your goal (Task)? What actions did you take (Action)? And what was the outcome (Result)?<\/p>\n<h2>STAR requires preparation<\/h2>\n<p>Because we act more unconsciously with growing experience, we need to actively recall past achievements. What does the job require? What have you already done\u2014or tackled in a similar way? Identified examples are turned into structured stories (<a href=\"https:\/\/karrierecoaching.ch\/en\/glossary-storytelling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">storytelling<\/a>). This preparation takes time, but it pays off twice: it builds <a href=\"https:\/\/karrierecoaching.ch\/en\/glossary-self-confidence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">self-confidence<\/a> and improves your presence\u2014not just in <a href=\"https:\/\/karrierecoaching.ch\/en\/glossary-job-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">job interviews<\/a>, but in any situation where <a href=\"https:\/\/karrierecoaching.ch\/en\/glossary-self-marketing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">self-marketing<\/a> matters.<\/p>\n<h2>Stories on the topic<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/karrierecoaching.ch\/en\/make-your-career-your-own-with-career-telling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Understanding your own career with \u00abCareer-Telling\u00bb<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/karrierecoaching.ch\/en\/storytelling-tell-your-whole-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Storytelling &#8211; tell your entire story!<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/karrierecoaching.ch\/en\/forget-the-we-in-self-marketing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forget the \u00abwe\u00bb in self-marketing!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Success formula for job interviews The STAR method is a core tool in behavioral interviews. STAR stands for Situation, Task, Action and Result. The idea behind it: past behavior predicts future performance. Recruiters ask for real-life examples that reflect key challenges of the target role. 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