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Don't Use STAR in Your Next Interview (Do This Instead)!

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Don't Use STAR in Your Next Interview (Do This Instead)!

Jeff Su 28.10.2020 98 141 просмотров 3 479 лайков обн. 18.02.2026

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STAR vs. CARL: What's the best behavioral interview method? In this video I compare the popular STAR answer method with the more comprehensive CARL answer format, share sample behavioral interview questions and answers, and end with a recommendation on when to use each method. The STAR behavioral interview method suffers from 2 limitations: (1) It allocates too much time for background information and not enough on your accomplishments, and (2) Doesn’t naturally incorporate your learnings as part of the answer prompts. Therefore, many interviewers find the STAR technique of interviewing a little bit robotic as candidates just seem to memorize answers and spit them out during the interview. With the CARL interview method, the “L” stands for “Learning” so you should really allocate more time on reflecting what your actions and results meant for future use cases (i.e. what if you faced a similar situation again, what would you do next time?) This is where the CARL interview framework really shines. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Intro 01:10 What is CARL? 01:52 Sample answer #1 02:54 Why “Learnings” help you stand out 03:26 What to say for “Learnings” 04:04 Sample answer #2 06:20 When to use STAR 06:55 Summary 💪 Support this channel by becoming a member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwAnu01qlnVg1Ai2AbtTMaA/join RESOURCES I MENTION IN THE VIDEO 🙋👦🏻 Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1190183907995020/ Write an Incredible Resume - https://youtu.be/-Q1aIA1qMzs MY FAVORITE GEAR 🎥 My YouTube Gear - https://geni.us/youtube-gear 🎒 What's In My Bag - https://geni.us/mybag 💻 What's On My Desk - https://geni.us/mydesk 🛩 What I Travel With - https://geni.us/mytravel MY FAVORITE SOFTWARE ✍️ Skillshare - https://geni.us/skillshare-jeff 🐂 WeBull (Get 2 Free Stocks) - https://geni.us/free-stocks BE MY FRIEND: 📧 Subscribe to my Productivity newsletter - https://www.jeffsu.org/productivity-ping/ 📸 Instagram - https://instagram.com/j.sushie 🤝 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jsu05/ 👋🏻 Clubhouse - https://www.joinclubhouse.com/@jsushie 👨🏻‍💻 WHO AM I: I'm Jeff, a full time Product Marketer. In my spare time I like to tinker with tools and create systems that help me get things done faster - or as one of my friends puts it: "Get better at being lazy" 😏 If you'd like to talk, I'd love to hear from you. Messaging me on Instagram (@j.sushie) directly will be the quickest way to get a response! PS: Some of the links in this description are affiliate links I get a kickback from 😇 Disclaimer: My opinions are my own and may not reflect that of my employer #STAR #CARL #BehavioralInterviewQuestions #InterviewTips

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0:00 Intro 214 сл.
1:10 What is CARL? 129 сл.
1:52 Sample answer #1 208 сл.
2:54 Why “Learnings” help you stand out 100 сл.
3:26 What to say for “Learnings” 136 сл.
4:04 Sample answer #2 435 сл.
6:20 When to use STAR 135 сл.
6:55 Summary 82 сл.

Intro

— The extremely popular STAR method for behavioral interview questions actually suffers from two major limitations. Number one, it allocates too much time for background information, where more the answer should focus on your accomplishments. Number two, by the hearing religiously to the STAR interview format, situation, task, action, and result, many candidates forget or simply don't know when to add takeaways and learnings in their answers. In this video, I'll show you the major differences between the STAR and CARL interview methods and when to use each technique. I'll also walk you through two behavioral interview answers, so you can see a side-by-side comparison of the two formats in action. So let's get started. Hi friends, welcome back. If you're new here, my name is Jeff and this channel is all about practical, career, and interview tips. So if you're a current student or young professional, consider subscribing for more actionable content. Other than the two limitations I mentioned in the beginning, I've heard from interviewers that candidates who are rely too heavily on the STAR method end up sounding too robotic, like they're just repeating memorized answers. So if you really want to make an impression on the interviewer, try using the CARL method the next time you're answering behavioral interview questions

What is CARL?

to truly stand out from the crowd, diving right into it. CARL simply stands for context, action, results, and learnings. At first clients, it doesn't seem all that different from STAR. The A and R even represent the same concepts, action and results. But if we dive a bit further, we realize that the C context, combines both the situation and task from the STAR method, and this keeps the background information you share concise and to the point. To prompt your brain to think context first, simply ask yourself, what was I hoping to accomplish in this experience? And you often find your answer, will naturally include both the situation and the task. Let's take a simple example. Imagine if I were asked a common behavioral interview question

Sample answer #1

tell me about a time you went above and beyond at work. If I were preparing strictly with the STAR method in mind, my answer might start off looking like this. When I was a management consultant with EY, I worked primarily on finance and supply chain projects. Usually when a project ended, I would help out on other business development work to pitch additional engagements. One time I just rolled off a project and I realized we didn't have a consistent onboarding program for new hires. And so I took the initiative to design a training plan aimed at decreasing new hire wrap-up time. If I were using the car format and primed myself to think context first, I would instead start off by saying something like this. When I was a management consultant with EY, I decided to make use of some downtime in between projects to design a training program for new hires, and then launch right into the action and say exactly what I did to make that happen. So I basically used a few words to lay groundwork for the more important parts of the story. And you might be wondering, does it really matter? Well, yes, because it gives you more time

Why “Learnings” help you stand out

to talk about your learnings and the learnings is what differentiates you from someone who has an equally if not more impressive story. And this is because it shows that you took the extra step and reflected on your experiences leading to a finding or T takeaway that should influence your future actions. If you're enjoying this comparison between the STAR and CARL method so far, actually I have a Facebook group where I share exclusive weekly tips. So consider joining if you haven't already. I'll link it down below. This brings us to the second point of this video

What to say for “Learnings”

how best to come up with a behavioral interview answer around the learnings prompt. And they're really just three questions you wanna ask yourself to nail this part. Number one, what are the implications of the actions that you took and of the results you saw? Number two, what did you think you did well? And number three, what would you do differently if you were put in a similar situation? So I'm just gonna jump right into a behavioral interview question answer example to show you how to apply this in practice. I'm gonna say the prompts like situation and learnings out loud, just to make it very clear what I'm doing. Please don't actually say those words as part of your answer in a real interview. Let's say I'll ask the common and tricky

Sample answer #2

behavioral interview question, "Jeff, tell me about a time you failed. " Using the STAR method, my answer might look something like this. Situation. A previous nutrition and finished presentation I prepared for my colleagues was well received, and so I wanted to take it a step further and share my entire weekly workout routine with a broader audience task. I wanted to create videos on home workouts since many of us were stuck at home for prolonged periods of time this year, and I also wanted to reach people outside of work. Action. I started feeling myself working out at home on my phone, and I made small edits in order to share on Instagram and other social media sites. The result. Engagement was minimal, fewer than 1% of my connections liked or viewed what I posted, and so I felt like I wasted so much time learning how to shoot and edit videos. Let's pause right there, because technically the STAR method ends with results, right? Even though a question like tell me about a time you failed, you should really go on to say the lessons you learn and how you can apply those moving forward. And this is where the call technique really shines. Let's go through the exact same experience but this time use the context, action, result, and learning prompts. Context, following a well-received presentation of fitness and nutrition to my colleagues. I wanted to upload videos on home workouts that will benefit a wider audience. You can see right away that the background information was a lot more concise. The action result will stay the same, so I'm gonna skip over those two and go straight to my learnings. Upon reflection, I realized my content on home workouts was simply not in the same league as some of the other well-established fitness coaches out there. So although I felt like I wasted so much time, I didn't give up. I decided to apply my new found expertise in video editing to another topic. So it took some time to really figure out the topics I had a great deal of knowledge on, and here we are with career interview tips for current college students and young working professionals. If you found that example answer helpful, a like and sub to the channel would be amazing. In a situation where you're nervous like an interview, we might overly rely on the acronyms, right? STAR our results. Okay, I just need to end with results. Whereas with that good body CARL, you will remember to end your answer with learnings.

When to use STAR

Finally, at this point, some of you might be wondering does this mean I should never use a STAR format again? No, definitely not. For example, the bullet points in your resume should always follow the STAR format, because the ending of your bullet points should be results oriented, backed up by data points. Learnings are usually not included, because that would make the resume too wordy. Feel free to check out my video on how to write an incredible resume. I'll link that down below as well. And finally, if you're comfortable with STAR and has been working well for you, by all means, stick with it. For those of you who are willing to experiment and switch things up, the call technique is always gonna be here. All right, there you have it.

Summary

A comparison between the STAR and CARL methods for behavioral interview questions. Just remember, the main point is to incorporate learnings in your answer, because that shows the interviewer you took the time and reflected on your experiences. Please give this video a like if you find it helpful and let me know down the comments below, if you have any questions. Subscribe if you haven't already, see you on the next video, and the meaning, have a great one. (upbeat music)

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