Behavioral Interview Tips from a FAANG+ Insider
🙋♂️ Hi there, I’m Austen, a former Senior Engineering Manager and Hiring Committee Chair at Meta where I did over 1,000 interviews. Since leaving Meta, I’ve coached over 200 candidates for their behavioral rounds and I’m the author of Mastering Behavioral Interviews: The Guide to Storytelling in Tech.
Going beyond “Use the STAR method,” the book (and this newsletter) shows you to decode the “question behind the question,” teaching you to recognize the signal areas that every interview is designed to assess and guides you to select and deliver the best career stories authentically.
Complete preparation system from recruiter calls through team matching
Step-by step program to guide you through story identification and construction
Advanced frameworks that go far beyond STAR for compelling narratives
Insider insights into how top tech companies actually evaluate candidates
Journaling techniques to prepare for any question they throw at you
“I’m in a hurry” track for candidates interviewing in days, not weeks
