Job Interview: Be a STAR
“Be a STAR!” is a 30-minute FFA lesson plan that teaches students the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) method for answering behavioral and situational interview questions. Students watch a video, then use a worksheet to draft STAR-method responses to common interview questions and discuss why the method is effective.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Understand the STAR method of answering behavioral interview questions.
- Apply the STAR method to common interview questions.
- Time required
- 30 minutes
- Materials
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- A copy of the "Be a STAR!" worksheet for each student.
- Internet access to play the video in real time or embed it in a PowerPoint ahead of time.
- Resources
- FFA.org
Downloads & Links
Aligned Standards
AFNR Cluster Skills
- CS.03Examine and summarize the importance of health, safety and environmental management systems in AFNR workplaces.
Common Career Technical Core
- AG5Describe career opportunities and means to achieve those opportunities in each of the Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources Career Pathways.
Common Core – Literacy in Science & Technical Subjects: Writing
- WHST.9.10.4Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Common Core – Speaking and Listening
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.1Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 9-10 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.