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S.T.A.R. Method Phone Interview While Sick

b0bd0db0bd0d Registered User regular
edited December 2009 in Help / Advice Forum
I got an internship phone interview for a company tomorrow and they will be using the S.T.A.R. method to interview me. I've been looking up info and shit about it, looks kinda interesting. Anybody got any advice? I figure that I should have my resume out in front of me with some notes about the star method.

Also, I'm sick and have a bad cough with a kinda scratchy voice. Any suggestions to smooth my voice out for the interview? It's hard to suck on a cough drop or something similar while talking, specially on the phone. Class of water? Explain I'm sick before they start talking to me?

Oh, details, I guess. It's the second round of interviews for an mining internship in an underground coal mine for the summer. i would like to work with this company.

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  • RaneadosRaneados police apologist you shouldn't have been there, obviouslyRegistered User regular
    edited December 2009
    shots of apple cider vinegar clean up the voice a treat

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  • SpacemilkSpacemilk Registered User regular
    edited December 2009
    b0bd0d wrote: »
    I got an internship phone interview for a company tomorrow and they will be using the S.T.A.R. method to interview me. I've been looking up info and shit about it, looks kinda interesting. Anybody got any advice? I figure that I should have my resume out in front of me with some notes about the star method.
    Yes have notes, particularly since it's a phone interview. DO NOT write out a script. Give yourself a few talking points under each portion of the method (S/T, A, and R) but don't write out a story. Otherwise the people will be able to tell that you aren't just speaking off the top of your head.

    A LOT of interviews use this method, even if they don't specifically call it this. What they'll do is ask you something like "Describe a situation where you had to work in a team with a person who wasn't pulling their weight; what did you do about it?" or "Describe a situation in which you disagreed with an authority figure about how to do something; how did you resolve the disagreement?" You'll then be expected to fill in the S.T.A.R. rubric in your answer.
    b0bd0d wrote: »
    Also, I'm sick and have a bad cough with a kinda scratchy voice. Any suggestions to smooth my voice out for the interview? It's hard to suck on a cough drop or something similar while talking, specially on the phone. Class of water? Explain I'm sick before they start talking to me?
    There's nothing wrong with saying you aren't feeling 100%, so explain that you might occasionally have to stop to cough. Let them know it's ok to ask you to repeat yourself since you might be hard to understand. It's better to warn them, and yet sound perfect the whole time, than not to warn them and risk them thinking "What the fuck is this kid on?!" Also let them know you might need a moment occasionally to sip on water, for this reason.

    Also, gargling with salt water is an old singing/theater stage trick to improve your voice temporarily before a performance. Do it about 1 hour before your interview, and once more after that if you think it's necessary. Drink TONS of water the day before and suck on throat lozenges.

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