Interview prep
Open access Question bank, mock practice (type or speak), stories & guides
Multimedia
Behavioral
Describe delivering creative work under a last-minute brief change. Behavioral Multimedia STAR story Medium
Guides Open to read
Hong Kong
HK internship interview loop
Typical loop: online application → OA / take-home (optional) → HR screen → technical or case → manager chat → offer. Prepare: 90s self-intro (EN + 粵語/普通話), 3 project stories, and questions for them. Bring: portfolio link, GitHub, and one artifact you can explain deeply.
Internship prep
60-second self-intro template (internship)
1) Name + programme + year 2) One strength with proof 3) One project relevant to the role 4) Why this team Keep under 60–75 seconds; smile and pause.
Interview guides
Interview question bank roadmap
Suggested order for interns: 1) Behavioral STAR set (general section) — 2 stories per theme 2) Your field section — technical/product/design by role tabs 3) Mock practice with filters → profile practice history 4) Read HK loop + OA guides before employer deadlines
Link interviews to your CareerAck labs
Map labs to stories: H5 portfolio = shipping UI; Kanban = state/CRUD; Node API + SQL = backend; Security lab = injection/password hashing; Deploy = ownership. Practice explaining trade-offs aloud.
Behavioral STAR cheatsheet for HK fresh grads
S/T: 1–2 sentences context. A: your actions (I, not we). R: metric or learning. Prep stories: teamwork conflict, failure, leadership without title, deadline, ethics.
OA & take-home survival tips
Read constraints twice. Start with a correct brute force if needed, then optimize. Comment assumptions. For take-homes: README, sample input, and time spent note. Never plagiarize.
STAR Method for Behavioral Interviews
Structure answers as Situation, Task, Action, Result. Keep results measurable when possible.
Technical Interview Checklist
Review DSA basics, prepare 2–3 project stories, practice aloud, and ask clarifying questions.
Technical screens
Technical phone screen — what to expect
Often 30–45 min: intro, 1–2 coding or conceptual questions, your project deep-dive, Q&A. Say your thinking aloud; ask constraints; start simple then optimize.
Experience shares
Portfolio walkthrough first. Then redesign critique on a messy settings page. They cared about trade-offs and accessibility, not fancy visuals only.
HR asked STAR + why banking tech. Technical round: REST basics, one SQL group-by, and explain a project README. Tip: prepare a 60s Cantonese self-intro.
OA focused on arrays + one ML conceptual question. Onsite was system-design lite for a recommender.
