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The interview is about practice; if you want to get good at interviewing, you must practice. Interviewing is 90 % practice.
The purpose of this practice is to focus on how to answer a question rather than what to answer. Let's break this down a bit. If you receive a question related to communicating with other departments, you should already know what to answer; you cannot invent an answer to this question on the spot; it should be clear what you should answer. The 'how' is dependent on the situation; it is situation-specific. This is where you need to focus your attention and energy. When you practice, you automatize the what and can concentrate on the how.
Can you remember to smile when you don't know what you are going to say?
Tell Stories
Humans are storytelling people; we communicate by using stories. Therefore, a focus area should be creating good stories with a clear purpose. These stores are what you can base your answers on.
Good frameworks for telling stories are STAR and CAR
It is so important with these types of frameworks to know the answers to them in a good way. To make sure you are properly prepared, make a list of common questions and make a STAR or CAR for each one. This will help you a lot when you do practice interviews and real interviews.