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Stage 04 · Behavioral
The behavioral rounds
Story frames that work, a bank of seven you can reach for, and the four questions almost every panel asks in some form.
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In this stage
- 01Guide5 minSTAR, CAR, SCRIPT — when each worksThree frames for the same job. The difference is where they spend your time, and time is what you are short of.
- 02Checklist5 minBuild a story bank of sevenYou do not need an answer for every question. You need seven stories that can be pointed in several directions.
- 03Script5 min"Tell me about a failure"The disguised-strength answer fails this question. So does the catastrophe. There is a narrow, honest middle.
- 04Script5 min"Tell me about a time you disagreed with a leader"Two wrong answers: you always agree, or you were right and they were fools. The real answer lives between them.
- 05Guide4 minCulture-fit questions are risk questions"Would you fit here?" is rarely about whether they would enjoy lunch with you.
Further reading
Longer pieces from the journal on this stage.