Before we get into the details of the interview process at NewLimit, take some time to learn about NewLimit, our team, and the NewLimit Operating Plan for Candidates.

Overview of the Interview Process

For most roles, we engage in a standard interview process involving a preliminary screen followed by an on-site interview.

You will be asked technical and behavioral-based questions throughout the interview process. If you are interviewing for a scientific role, you will also be asked to present a seminar on your previous work.

NewLimit is a data-driven company, and your answers should provide metrics or data if applicable. Reference recent situations whenever possible.

STAR interview strategy

We employ the STAR — Situation, Task, Action, and Results — interview strategy to learn about your work. Our goal in this process is to develop a detailed understanding of the problems you’ve faced and your actions to solve them. It’s helpful to keep this format in mind during our conversations so that you know what we’re looking for.

Situation

Describe the situation that you were in or the task you needed to accomplish. Provide enough detail to understand the complexities of the situation. This example can be from a previous job, school project, volunteer activity, or any relevant event.

Task

• What goal were you working toward?
• Why was it important that you solved this?

Action

Communicate the actions you took to address the situation with an appropriate amount of detail.

• What specific steps did you take? Keep the focus on you.
  • Was this your decision, or were you instructed?
• What was your particular contribution?
  • Who helped you achieve this?
• Be careful that you don’t describe what the team or group did when talking about a project.
• Communicate what you actually did.
• Disambiguate between the word “I,” not “we,” when describing actions.

Result