Session goal
Behavioral interview simulation - multi-question STAR practice
Homework Check + Warm Retrieval
0-10 minCheck what he prepared from the 5-question homework. Warm up with his strongest answer.
Did you prepare answers to any of the behavioral questions I sent?
Let's start with the one you feel most confident about. Go.
Now give me your bulk-upload STAR answer from last week - 90 seconds, no notes.
Score the warm-up: fluency, structure, hesitation.
New Question Round 1: Identity + Experience
10-25 minApply STAR to questions he has not drilled yet. Low pressure, build-then-deliver.
Tell me about yourself." - Give him 60 seconds to think, then 2 minutes to answer.
Coach: "Start with: I am a senior full-stack engineer with X years of experience. Then: My focus is... Then: One project I am proud of is...
How many years of professional experience do you have in software development, and what is the most important skill you have learned?
Coach structure: years, skill, one example proving the skill.
What programming languages or technologies do you consider your strongest?" - Push for: name, years, one project where he used it.
New Question Round 2: Pressure Behavioral
25-45 minHarder questions. No build time - answer cold, then repair.
Tell me about your most interesting or challenging project to date." - Cold, 2 minutes.
Tell me about a recent failure and what you learned." - Cold, 2 minutes.
Tell me about a situation where you had a conflict with a teammate. How did you handle it?" - Cold, 2 minutes.
After each: identify the weakest 15 seconds and redo just that part.
If stuck, say: "Use the frame: situation in one sentence, your task, what you did, what happened, what you learned.
Compression + Homework
45-60 minPick the 2 best answers and compress to 90 seconds each. Assign targeted homework.
Your two strongest answers tonight were [X] and [Y]. Let us compress each to 90 seconds.
Cut the background. Start with the action. Make the result a number.
Now say it one more time - I am timing you.
Homework: "Record 3 of tonight's answers. Each must be under 2 minutes. Send voice notes before Thursday.
Also pick ONE new question from the list you have not answered yet and prepare it for next time.
Homework template
TEMPLATE โ Intensivo Homework Week Pattern
Shadow the target phrases daily, then record a fast-response speaking round where you answer scenario prompts without stopping for at least 2 minutes.
Instructor notes