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You’Re hiRed! inteRview anSweRS IN A NUTSHELL
Task-based questions need a structured, task-based answer. The
interviewer wants to know what you did and how you did it. To summarise:
n Think through some good, task-based examples of your work in
advance.
n Look out for the key words that tell you if the interviewer is expecting a
task-based answer.
n Follow the CaR structure as you give your answer – Circumstances,
action, Result.
n It’s OK to top and tail your answers with more general points, but not
at the expense of a clear, concrete example.
n Structure your answer, tell the interviewer what you did first, second,
third.
n Be succinct and avoid too many digressions or side issues.
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