Work through this as five 60-minute sessions, or compress it into one full-day workshop. Each block pairs a short bit of learning with the bulk of the time spent on practice and feedback.
| Session | Focus | What you do | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orientation + Leadership | Frame the round; behavioral vs hypothetical; the 'leadership without a title' drill. | 60 min |
| 2 | Googleyness | The four threads; the ambiguity method; pair practice on teamwork and ambiguity questions. | 60 min |
| 3 | STAR & behavioral answers | Learn STAR; study the two worked examples; build a five-story bank. | 60 min |
| 4 | Hypotheticals | The CLEAR framework; the Bangalore worked example; scenario relay. | 60 min |
| 5 | Mock interviews + feedback | Full mock interviews; score with the rubric; act on individual feedback. | 60–90 min |
Principles to study by
- Talk less, practise more. Aim for 70% of each session on you actually speaking.
- Feedback is specific, kind and actionable. Name one thing that worked and one thing to change.
- Record your mock answers (with consent) so you can hear your own pace and filler words.
- Normalise honesty. Practise genuine stories and real lessons, never fabricated ones.
Takeaways
- Practice is the point. Reading prepares you; speaking trains you.
- One up, one change. Keep feedback tight and actionable.
- Honesty scales. Real stories survive probes; invented ones do not.