Think of ways you have made an impact in your previous positions, such as making it possible for a task to be completed faster or with fewer people, saving the company money or increasing revenue in some way.
If you have received a recent promotion, think of the reasons why you may have been promoted. To make your answer relevant to the interviewer and company, be sure to review the job description and research the company. This will help you select an accomplishment that demonstrates the skills and qualities the employer is looking for.
This will give you an opportunity to focus on the key details of your accomplishment and create a story for your interviewer that's memorable and concise. To use the star method, you should follow four distinct steps to form a cohesive, concise and clear answer: Situation, Task, Approach and Results.
In the first part of your answer, provide brief context that sets up your accomplishment. This often describes a certain issue you, your team or your company is experiencing. Next, explain your role within the situation. This could include the tasks you are responsible for, the role you played in a certain issue or certain skills you offered that were of value.
Then, discuss the ways you contributed to making an impact or solving a problem. Make this concise and applicable to the interviewer by including keywords from the job description. To complete your answer, describe the positive outcome of your work.
As you keep the STAR approach in mind, consider the following examples of how you can answer a question about your greatest accomplishment. He was the lead developer for the iOS version of the app. Unfortunately, no one else on the team had worked with iOS to develop apps.
Since I had experience developing an iOS app, I volunteered to take on the lead role of development and deployment of the app. Do not memorize all your accomplishments; try to be familiar with them. Writing down your achievements before an interview will help you a lot in discussing it during the interview.
Describe an event or situation, which included a better understanding of your work and your area of expertise. This will give an impression to the employer that you are thorough with your work and your surroundings. Try to explain situations in such a way that it connects to your resume and it draws more attention to the resume.
If the employer asks you to talk more about them in detail, try to explain it in a flattering manner. Connect the dots, and prove to the employer that you are fit for the job. Try to be as presentable as possible. Try to get a clear picture of your career, the main purpose of such type of questions is for the interviewer to get to know you better and assess your accomplishments.
Another main factor while tracking achievements is to make sure that you are picking the most recent achievement. Do not state an achievement that is really old and irrelevant to the employer. For example, moving out of home for college In reality, you graduated from college 20 years back.
Do not try to stress on the negatives of the situation rather than the positives of the situation and your achievements. Try to keep it as professional as possible. Try to address your weakness in front of the interviewer and provide what all methods you have done to resolve these weaknesses. On contrary to just adding accomplishments, the interviewer can also ask you about your failures, if so, try to add minor cases of failure.
For example, if you were working on a project and you were behind the deadline, try to explain to the interviewer how did you negotiate with the employer and prevented future problems. Also, explain how you divided the workload and how you were able to resolve the crisis. Explain what had caused the failure and what measures were taken so as not to repeat such mistakes in the future. Do not try to blame the whole failure onto a single person.
This will show how active you are and how versatile you are under pressure or when the situation gets sidetracked. Do not try to be over smart and act high and mighty just because of your achievements.
Try to be quite humble. Unless specified by the employer during the interview, do not dive right into your personal life unless asked for a personal response.
Do not fabricate crazy stuff. Try to keep it as real as possible. Even if you just have a small achievement, just explain it to the employer as such. Do not add unwanted details. Try to include situations that might have had quite an impact in your work life and your personality as a working individual. Do not simply just add day-to-day activities as an achievement. Do not consider your achievements as too small or inapt. Every individual has their own fair share of failures and achievements.
Instead, try to present them in such a way that the employer will think that you are an asset rather than a liability. This way, you only need to have one answer for however they phrase the question. In this case, you should give an example of your greatest achievement from a class project or from your academic studies. It could be achieving a high GPA, finishing first in your class, practicing and delivering a speech in front of a class, being the first in your family to graduate with a degree, or anything like that.
After this, review the details of the story and situation. I had no financial support from my family and had to work a full-time job while pursuing my Economics degree. This taught me to prioritize my time, build great habits and stay focused on my goals. When I joined, the entire team was struggling and we were failing to hit our quarterly goals.
I was hired to create a new marketing plan, which I designed and implemented without any guidance. This additional revenue brought the company from an operating loss each quarter to profitability.
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