A One-Week Plan to Prepare for a Job Interview, With STAR Answers and Mock Rounds

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A guide published on DEV Community lays out a seven-day plan for getting ready for a job interview. It recommends building a list of likely questions from the job posting and writing answers using the STAR format of situation, task, action and result. The author advises practicing answers out loud with a timer, since written answers often run long when spoken. The plan also stresses preparing negotiation notes before any offer arrives and running a mock interview with a friend or colleague who can give honest feedback. The article notes that its author built an interview prep tool, so readers should weigh the advice accordingly.

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