Star method

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The STAR method is a native of the United States formal interview technique for job interviews to get to comprehensive information on the skills and behavior of a candidate in a particular situation context. The acronym STAR stands for situation, task, action and result , translates for example situation, task, action and result.

method

The survey technique comprises the following four points:

  • Situation: A concrete description of the situation with its framework conditions, which is the starting point.
  • Task ( task ): What is the goal you want to achieve in the situation or which task should be solved?
  • Action ( Action ): What actions you have set to achieve the goal? What alternatives did you consider? Why did you choose a certain action?
  • Result ( Result ): What was the concrete result of your actions? Did you achieve the goal? What did you learn from the situation?

See also

literature

  • Ulrich Jordan, Birgit Külpp, Ines Bruckschen: The successful recruitment interview: Recognize and gain potential for tomorrow. Springer-Verlag 2012, ISBN 3-834-93530-1 , p. 112 ff.
  • Christof Obermann: Assessment Center: Development, Implementation, Trends With original AC exercises. Springer-Verlag 2013, ISBN 3-834-93813-0 , p. 163.

Web links

  • Ulrich Jordan, Birgit Külpp, Ines Bruckschen Springer-Verlag: 2012 Section 4.3.4: STAR-L questions. In: The successful recruitment interview: Recognizing and gaining potential for tomorrow. Retrieved November 10, 2015 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Description of the STAR method by Interface GmbH (PDF; 216 kB)