☛ Remember, follow-up questions can include: "So what did you do?" and "What happened next?"

☛ Act as if you were digging a well at key interactions or decision points to provide evidence of competencies.

☛ Be prepared to discuss failures and what you learned from them.

☛ Be sure the result reflects positively on you even if the result itself was not positive.

☛ Be honest. Your stories have to be true and authentic. Skilled interviewers can see through a weak foundation.

☛ Master the art of storytelling and make your impression to the recruiter is a positive, clear and a memorable one.

☛ Absorb yourself in telling the story, don't just relate the facts. Put some enthusiasm in it.

☛ Go beyond merely describing the situation/task and talk about the outcomes.

☛ Demonstrate that you are thorough and you understand how your role fits into the goals of the larger organization.

☛ Expect that the interviewer will be listening intently and taking notes during the process.