From 895d6f947ca2db3de38e032e2a00e471f9fd5e29 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yangshun Tay Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2019 16:51:46 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] contents: publish behavioral round overview --- contents/star-format.md | 8 +++++--- contents/study-and-practice.md | 2 +- contents/understanding-compensation.md | 2 +- website/sidebars.js | 7 ++++++- 4 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/contents/star-format.md b/contents/star-format.md index ec522709..ffe561cc 100644 --- a/contents/star-format.md +++ b/contents/star-format.md @@ -3,14 +3,16 @@ id: star-format title: STAR Format --- -Learn the [STAR](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Situation,_task,_action,_result) format. From Wikipedia: +## What is STAR? + +The [STAR](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Situation,_task,_action,_result) format is a framework to help you organize your experience into sections that flows nicely. From Wikipedia: - **Situation** - The interviewer wants you to present a recent challenge and situation which you found yourself in. - **Task** - What were you required to achieve? The interviewer will be looking to see what you were trying to achieve from the situation. Some performance development methods use "Target" rather than "Task". Job interview candidates who describe a "Target" they set themselves instead of an externally imposed "Task" emphasize their own intrinsic motivation to perform and to develop their performance. - **Action** - What did you do? The interviewer will be looking for information on what you did, why you did it and what the alternatives were. - **Results** - What was the outcome of your actions? What did you achieve through your actions and did you meet your objectives? What did you learn from this experience and have you used this learning since? -### Example +## Example Here's an example of how the STAR format can be used to answer the question: **"Tell me about a time in which you had a conflict and needed to influence somebody else"**. @@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ Here's an example of how the STAR format can be used to answer the question: **" #### Qualities -The idea behind using the STAR format is to organize your experience into sections where qualities can be easily extracted by interviewers. +Through the above, experienced interviewers can extract the following qualities from the mentioned behaviors. - **Empathy** - Empathize with both roles and made sure to understand each individuals’ reasons - **Willingness** - to wear multiple hats: Picked up the role of the designer and came up with wireframes diff --git a/contents/study-and-practice.md b/contents/study-and-practice.md index 891394a7..4399094a 100644 --- a/contents/study-and-practice.md +++ b/contents/study-and-practice.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ id: study-and-practice title: Study and Practice --- -## Recap CS Fundamentals +## Recap CS fundamentals If you have been out of college for a while, it is highly advisable to review CS fundamentals — Algorithms and Data Structures. Personally, I prefer to review as I practice, so I scan through my college notes and review the various algorithms as I work on algorithm problems from LeetCode and Cracking the Coding Interview. diff --git a/contents/understanding-compensation.md b/contents/understanding-compensation.md index bcfde27b..72f6c848 100644 --- a/contents/understanding-compensation.md +++ b/contents/understanding-compensation.md @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ title: Understanding Compensation Compensation is a huge factor when it comes to deciding between job offers. This section gives you a breakdown of the common components of compensation in the tech industry. -In most companies, your compensation will consist of base salary, a performance bonus and equity/stocks. For compensation data, check out [Levels.fyi](https://www.levels.fyi/comp.html). +In most companies, your compensation will consist of base salary, a performance bonus and equity/stocks. For compensation data, check out [Levels.fyi](https://www.levels.fyi). ### Base salary diff --git a/website/sidebars.js b/website/sidebars.js index 590c127c..103369f1 100755 --- a/website/sidebars.js +++ b/website/sidebars.js @@ -26,7 +26,12 @@ module.exports = { { type: 'category', label: 'Behavioral Round', - items: ['star-format', 'behavioral-questions', 'psychological-tricks'], + items: [ + 'behavioral-round-overview', + 'star-format', + 'behavioral-questions', + 'psychological-tricks', + ], }, 'questions-to-ask', ],