Mastering Behavioral Interviews

Upleveling your behavioral responses | Coaching Notes #2

Also, how to answer, "Why (company)?" in a memorable way

Jun 7 • Austen McDonald

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May 2026

Behavioral Coaching Notes: Anthropic Philosophy and OpenAI Technical Deep Dives

Field notes from this week; oh and I'm open to coaching clients again 🧑🏻‍💻

May 28 • Austen McDonald

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April 2026

How to talk about AI in your behavioral interviews

Meta now directly assess AI impact in their behaviorals

Apr 23 • Austen McDonald

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Advice to New Engineers Joining Meta

Four things you need to succeed if you just came onboard

Apr 18 • Austen McDonald

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An Introduction to Manager Behavioral Interviews with Gilad Naor

2026 is a tough year to interview as a manager, get some help

Apr 2 • Austen McDonald and Gilad Naor

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February 2026

What's Different About Amazon Behaviorals

And apparently coyotes live at Stanford, who knew

Feb 19 • Austen McDonald and Gilad Naor

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Why You Fail at Behavioral Interviews

Your beliefs about behaviorals are holding you back

Feb 5 • Austen McDonald

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January 2026

Interview Etiquette in Silicon Valley

Join me for an live event next week on How Big Tech Hears Your Story

Jan 23 • Austen McDonald

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Your Annual Reminder to Update Your Story Catalog

BONUS: a video review from Book Overflow!

Jan 12 • Austen McDonald

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December 2025

From Regret to Best-Seller: Lessons from a Year of Writing

What I learned publishing the book my best friend told me not to

Dec 27, 2025 • Austen McDonald

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Mastering Behavioral Interviews in 2026: An Updated Roadmap

Get early access to the book!

Dec 17, 2025 • Austen McDonald

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I’m About to Publish (Almost) Everything I Know About Behaviorals

Early access to the book begins on Wednesday Dec 17th

Dec 11, 2025 • Austen McDonald

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