☛ Focus on the key competencies that are important to the interviewer, not what you feel is important.

☛ Pause for a nanosecond and think carefully and choose wisely the story you will use to make your point.

☛ Answer using the S.T.A.R. Technique (Situation/Task, Action, Result).

☛ Give them a brief overview of the specific situation/task, what action you took specifically and the end result.

☛ Describe in detail the actions you took to deal with the situation or to complete the task.

☛ Be sure the story has a beginning middle and a clear end. Tell your story chronologically.

☛ Provide practical examples, events and challenges from your recent past.

☛ Say stories that are important to you.

☛ Avoid being too general.

☛ State stories that have a degree of drama where you had to overcome an obstacle or temporary setback.