STAR Job Interview Checklist

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STAR Job Interview Checklist

 
Checklist to be used to help prepare for a behavioural job interview using the STAR method (Situation, Task, Action, Result)
 
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    • Have you prepared between five and ten behavioural situations (stories) from your past professional experiences?
    • For each one of these situations, have you committed to memory answers to the four STAR questions below?
    • Situation - What specific event or situation were you involved in and what was your role?
    • Task - What was the goal you were working towards?
    • Action - Describe the action or actions you took and be sure to focus on yourself and your own responsibilities.
    • Result(s) - What was the outcome of your action or actions? What changes resulted and what did you learn?
     
    To help refine your professional stories, see also 7 "C"s of Communication Checklist and if your job interview involves a presentation checkout PowerPoint/Keynote Presentation Checklist

    Avoid Silly Errors / Decisions Checklist

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    Topics: Decision making | Errors | Checklist

    Avoid Silly Errors / Decisions Checklist

     
    Checklist to be used as a self-reflective reality check when making important decisions.
     
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    • Are you sure you are not contemplating a decision based solely on fear?
    • Does your self-esteem feel flattered by the praise for your decision(s)?
    • If an opinion contrary to your own makes you angry, you may be biased. Are you angry?
    • If the matter is one that can be settled by observation, did you make the observation yourself?
    • Is your position based on opinion or evidence?
     
    See also Checklist Checklist and the bookreview of Thinking, Fast and Slow

    Checklist Checklist

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    Topics: Checklist

    Checklist Checklist

    You have a great Checklist when:

     
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  • It is specific.
  • It is not too long.
  • It is easy to use in every relevant situation.
  • It is clear what situations it is to be used in (and not).
  • The right person will be using it.
  • It has a logical format.
  • Each item is actionable.
  • It is specific.

    • You have a lousy Checklist when:

     
  • Mark all that apply.
  • Most of the items above do not apply!
  • Check mate!
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    5 Areas of Self-Awareness Checklist

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    Topics: Self-awareness

    5 Areas of Self-Awareness Checklist

     
    Checklist to be used to understand and promote self-awareness.
     
  • Mark all that apply.
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  • EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
    • How well can you recognize your own emotions?
    • How well can you control your own emotions?
    • How well can you recognize the emotions of others?
    • How well can you appropriately consider and react to the emotions of others?
  • ACCEPTANCE OF CHANGE
    • How well do you tolerate ambiguity?
    • Do you have an internal or external locus of control?
  • CORE SELF-EVALUATION
    • Do you have high self-esteem?
    • Do you have high generalized self-efficacy or confidence in your ability to adapt?
    • Do you have neurotic characteristics or a negative outlook in life?
  • LEARNING STYLE
    • Are you aware of the ways that you gather information?
    • Are you aware of the ways that you evaluate, assimilate, and act on information?
  • VALUES
    • Are you aware of your own cultural values?
    • Are you aware of your own personal instrumental values or those values that prescribe standards of conduct?
    • Are you aware of your own personal terminal values or those values that prescribe desirable goals?
     
    David A. Whetton and Kim S. Cameron. "Developing Management Skills". 7th Edition. (New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2007), pp. 63-84.
     

    • Growth/Share Matrix Checklist

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    Growth/Share Matrix Checklist

     
    Checklist to be used to strategically rank market growth rates relative to market share for specific products or business areas, and then to begin to formulate a strategy around these rankings.
     
    • Select one of the bullets below for each product or business area in your company.
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    • STARS - Does your specific product or business area have a high market share with a high market growth rate in what is usually a new market? When developing your market strategy, consider that these emerging markets often have many competitors and carry a lot of risk.
    • QUESTION MARKS - Does your specific product or business area have a low market share but a high market growth rate? When developing your market strategy, consider reasons why you currently have a low market rate and whether or not the market is a core competency of your business.
    • CASH COWS - Does your specific product or business area have a solid market share yet a slow growth rate? When developing your market strategy, consider the stability of these markets and how they can generate cash flow with very little investment over time.
    • DOGS - Does your specific product or business area have a low market share with slow growth rates typically resulting in low profitability? When developing your market strategy, consider if these need to be eliminated or if they do provide some stability for your business if they are near the breakeven point.
     
      Once asking the above questions of all products or business areas in your company, they can be ranked in a visual scatter plot such as the one below to stimulate discussion of growth rates relative to market share at a strategic level.

     

    For another checklist related to business strategy, see also Porter's 5 Forces Checklist

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