Did you go above and beyond your duties for a job or task?
“Tell me about a time when you went above and beyond your duties for a job or task." Most of us do not enjoy being interviewed to get a job. Generally, we are too nervous to tell our stories clearly.
Practice telling your STAR story in the STAR format. The best way to exercise for an upcoming interview is by practicing the STAR technique. Here are answers to the this STAR interview question.
A new marketing plan not only help reach target audience but also increase brand awareness.
S - In my current job, I am the head of marketing and advertising for our company.
T - The task was to create a new marketing plan that would help us reach our target audience while also increasing brand awareness.
A -My actions included meeting with stakeholders, researching competitors, and analyzing past data to determine what worked best for us in the past. I also had to present my findings and recommendations to senior management.
R -The results were successful! We were able to increase brand awareness as well as reach our target audience.
I was working on a project where we needed to get a bunch of data!
S - I was working on a project where we needed to get a bunch of data from the client into the system. The client had given us a spreadsheet that they were using internally, but it wasn't formatted correctly and needed to be fixed before we could import it.
T - My task was to fix the formatting in the spreadsheet so that it would be ready for import into our system.
A - I spent a few hours going through each column of data and fixing it up until everything was in the correct format. I also made sure that all of the information was accurate—there were a few instances where some numbers were wrong or missing, but after double-checking them with my supervisor, we were able to figure out what happened and correct it before moving forward with importing everything into our system.
R - The result was successful—we got all of the data imported into our system without any issues and now have more accurate information about how many people are using certain products within our company's customer base than ever before!
The new company wanted me to create an entirely new software from scratch.
S - I was working as a web developer for a small company that had been acquired by a much larger company. The new company did not want to use our existing software, so they wanted me to create an entirely new one from scratch.
T - The task was to create the new software within a set amount of time so that it could be integrated into the new company's existing system.
A - At first, I went above and beyond my duties by working on this project alone and until it was finished. However, once the job was complete, I realized that there were still many bugs in the system that needed fixing before we could move forward with integration. So, I started working on these bugs during my free time until they were fixed as well (this took about two weeks).
R - We were able to integrate our software into their system successfully after this additional work had been done.
Instead of just posting content on Facebook and Twitter, I created graphics for Instagram as well.
S - I was working for a small company that was trying to get some exposure on social media. Their team was very small, and the task of promoting their brand online seemed daunting to me.
T - I was tasked with promoting the company's brand on Twitter and Facebook.
A - I decided to go above and beyond my duties. Instead of just posting content on Facebook and Twitter, I created graphics for Instagram as well. This helped boost our engagement rate and allowed us to reach more people than we would have been able to otherwise.
R - The result of this action was that we were able to gain more followers than we would have ever expected—and it helped grow our social media presence at a time when it mattered most!
I was working with a small team of developers, and we were tasked with building a new feature.
S - I was working with a small team of developers, and we were tasked with building a new feature. We were given a deadline of 2 weeks.
T - Our task was to build a new feature for the app, it was to be integrated into an existing system so we had to make sure that it worked seamlessly with the current system. We also needed to test it thoroughly before deployment.
A - I went above and beyond my duties by doing extra research into how other companies have solved similar problems in their apps so that I could come up with more efficient solutions for our new feature. This resulted in a better product than we would have created if we just stuck with what we knew already!
R - The result of this action was that our app was able to be deployed on time because we were able to solve the problem quicker than expected due to my research into other apps' solutions for similar problems.
