You’re Not Unqualified: How to Pass 90% of Your Interviews
About this video
Jeff Su argues that over 90% of non-technical interview questions are either behavioral (about how you handled past situations, usually starting ‘Tell me about a time when…’) or situational (hypotheticals starting ‘What would you do if…’ or ‘Imagine if…’), and that researching questions and hand-writing answers is now inefficient given AI tools. For behavioral questions he recommends the CARL framework — Context, Action, Results, and Learning — over STAR, because adding Learning shows you can replicate past positive results in the future, which is what interviewers are trying to predict. He gives a ChatGPT prompt that feeds in your resume, one specific work example, the CARL format, and a limit of 260 words. For situational questions he teaches RCS: Rephrase the question, Clarify the problem, and Structure your thoughts by asking for a minute to think. The point is not an instant answer but buying time naturally while showing you do not blurt out the first thing that comes to mind. Finally, he shows a prompt casting ChatGPT as a seasoned hiring manager with over 20 years of experience to generate the 10 most common behavioral questions for a pasted job description, then repeating with ‘situational’ and preparing answers for all of them with CARL and RCS.
Key takeaways
- Separate interview questions into behavioral (past experience) and situational (hypothetical) questions, since each needs a different framework.
- Use CARL — Context, Action, Results, Learning — instead of STAR for behavioral answers; the Learning step signals you can repeat the result.
- Prompt ChatGPT with your resume, a specific example, the CARL format, and a 260-word limit to draft concise behavioral answers.
- Answer situational questions with RCS: rephrase the question, clarify the problem with questions, then ask for a minute to structure your thoughts.
- Ask ChatGPT, role-playing a hiring manager with over 20 years of experience, for the 10 most common behavioral and situational questions for the specific job description.
Episode details: published January 9, 2024 · 6:02 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Jeff Su’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.
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