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For everyone“I” or “we”The candidate passes off a team result as their own.For recruitersReason for leavingThree layers: neutral reason, conflict, being let go.For recruitersDate gapAn 8–12 month break hidden by rounding to years.For recruitersInflated salary rangeExpectations 25–35% above current pay and budget.For everyoneThe pretty number“Grew 3x”: from what base, and whose merit?For recruitersExpertise or network“My own client base”, “I know everyone in the industry”.For hiring managersPractitioner or theoristKnows every term, but has done it themselves?For hiring managersDig three levelsSounds sure until you ask “how exactly?”For hiring managersWhose merit is itThe project worked, but who made the key calls?For hiring managersMiddle or Senior?Claims Senior, but what about scope and autonomy?For hiring managersHow they decideSees trade-offs, or does “what's usual”?For hiring managersFailure and lessons“No failures” or someone else's fault.For everyoneMotivation and expectationsWants this role, or just wants out?For everyoneTeam and conflicts“Got on with everyone”, but how about disagreements?STAR · PARLANo resultDescribes what they did in detail but never gets to the outcome.STAR · PARLA · Biographical“Usually I…”Talks about how they do things in general instead of a specific case.STAR · PARLA“I would…”Answers how they would act instead of how they did.STAR · PARLAEndless contextFive minutes on the situation, not a word on their own actions.STAR · BiographicalTwo stories in oneBlends two cases, and one's result is passed off as the other's.Any methodOff on a tangentHobbies, anecdotes and jokes instead of an answer.PARLATextbook lesson“I learned communication matters”, but what did they change?