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How to Start Every Job Interview Answer the Right Way

How to Start Every Job Interview Answer the Right Way

Update: 2025-11-04
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Interviewers don't wait until you finish your story to decide if they like you.

They decide while you're still taking your first breath.

In those first 15 seconds, they're asking, "Do I trust this person? Do they get what matters here?"

Most candidates waste that window listing tasks or backstory.

The best ones win it by showing they understand the real business problem and hinting at the result they delivered.

That's what I'm teaching in this week's lesson.

You'll learn how to open with context that earns respect, why the STAR method fails, and the exact 15-second framework that makes your answers sound confident, strategic, and memorable.

Listen now!

If you'd like to build a great career and lead a rewarding life, check out some of these other places where I share my teachings:

1. Check out the milewalk Academy, my coaching and training site, for freemiums and premiums.

2. I have hundreds of educational and inspirational videos on my YouTube Channel.

3. Grab any of my four books related to career development, interviewing, hiring, and goal setting. All can be found on my Amazon Author Page.

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5. Stay in touch with me in your email inbox by joining my newsletter here!

--Andy

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How to Start Every Job Interview Answer the Right Way

How to Start Every Job Interview Answer the Right Way

Andrew LaCivita