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Your STAR Method Is Broken (Principal Solutions Architect, AWS)

What great candidates do differently when interviewing

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Welcome back! This week’s article is by

Prasad Rao
, a Principal Solutions Architect and fellow author over at Big Tech Careers. Prasad helps engineers grow by pairing technical expertise with the behavioral skills needed to lead and succeed.

Today, he shares more about how the STAR format is powerful but also often misused, especially in interviews.

Without further ado, here’s Prasad.

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