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Should I quote the wording of the LP in my answer? For example, should I say I had to dive deep to deliver results etc?
How many questions are usually asked in each interview?
Don’t reference the LP word for word in the interview answer because these questions all blur the lines in some ways. What if you guess the wrong LP? You’ll look like an idiot so better to just give your answer with good metrics using STAR method
Will I score badly if I don’t somehow ensure my answer touches on the LP being asked about?
Just make sure you’ve covering an LP. Ofc you’re trying to cover the one you think they’re asking about, but if you don’t they’ll either nudge you in the right direction with follow-up questions or ask about a different scenario they hope will cover that LP. As long as you’re covering an LP and not going off the rails entirely you’re doing okay at worst. Also don’t be afraid to ask a thoughtful clarifying question. The questions are purposefully vague.
I don’t know but it doesn’t matter. LPs are just behavioral questions. The best way to answer a behavioral is the STAR method. Period. Full stop.
I wouldn't do that. Just make sure you example has enough data to work with. Include specifics and not high level. Otherwise they wouldn't know if you actually did it
So you can get one question or two in per LP. It all depends on how much time you take and how deep you go in the question and how much data you provide for the question. If you hit every aspect of STAR and provide all data then as a BR I am even good with 1 question. Also try not to keep the same example for multiple questions. It helps to show you have different scenarios which would signify that you have dealt with a larger set of issues than just being constrained to one set of issues.
Is each interview a set one hour or could it be less? If it’s less than an hour, is that a bad sign?
One hour by default. No exceptions. If your interview ends up running less than an hour then yes it potentially could be. Based on the scenarios questions there is a higher chance of it going over than under...so if it’s going less there is a high chance you either aren’t being thorough and providing enough information and the scope of your answer could be very small. Watch out for specific signs of the interviewer trying to dig in for more data. Usually the interviewers will try and get you to provide all the data they need by diving deep but once they have established a pattern that you aren’t giving specifics they could potentially just give in.
You best option is be natural in answering your questions. They will all be behavioral mostly. It’s all “Tell me about a time....”. If you use LPs o your answers naturally it’s fine but don’t go out of your way to do it since we notice that, especially if you know the playbook and LPs assigned to us we are questioning on. Like other people said use STAR and be ready for tons of follow up questions and have data to back up your answers. It’s not uncommon to spend and entire 45min to 1hr on just one question based on one LP.
That's what happened to me recently 😉 1 single example 30 min by a BR. Technically, if you did what you describing, therr is no reason for you not be able to answer all the follow-up questions.
No, don’t do that in the interview
So the best approach is to tell my story showing these principles correct?
Yes. okzF40.