Behavioral interviews favor career changers with real professional experience.
What you learned:
- STAR keeps answers structured and memorable
- Build - versatile stories from all your experience
- Frame your career change as a deliberate, positive choice
- Prepare specific answers for common questions
- Have thoughtful questions ready for interviewers
Your action items:
Write out your STAR stories
Practice telling them in under minutes
Prepare your "Why tech?" and "Tell me about yourself" answers
For deeper behavioral prep, see the Interview Communication Skills roadmap.