单项选择题

Tell me what "success" means to you, and please share a scenario where you were trying to chase success more than other team members.
Here’s an answer from Viola.
"In my opinion, "success" doesn’t mean "I’m the best on the team". It means "I’ve done my best". Defining "success" in this way can keep me focused on my task and my goal without being disturbed by others’ opinions. I agree that we need to compare ourselves to others from time to time to identify our weaknesses and improve them. However, I’m afraid if we devote our energies to keeping up with or even surpassing others, we are very likely to get tired, frustrated and lost in our tasks.
When I worked in the entertainment department of our school’s student union, I was assigned the task of communicating with contestants in a singing competition. I wanted to have a chance to communicate with judges, guests and sponsors. However, I understood that as a green hand, I had neither enough experience nor a wide social network.
Although some of my teammates, who were also green hands, were asked to get in touch with so-called VIPs, I still regarded my assignment as important. I treated it as a chance to improve my interpersonal communication skills, and I made it.
Such experiences proved to be helpful for me later in organizing student activities. I gradually widened my social network with the help of these skills. And I eventually got the job of contacting judges and guests. I was able to promote our activity more successfully than other teammates, for they didn’t know the needs of our contestants as well as I did."
He Jingnan’s Comment:
This interview question includes two parts for assessment. One is the definition of success, which will demonstrate to the interviewer what kind of things the candidate pursues. The other, an individual case, will show what the candidate did to pursue success.
The answer Viola gave has a great part. She stated the scenario with "I" instead of "we", telling us what she thought and did. A common problem with fresh graduates is that they often start answering an interview question with "we", when interviewers want to hear his/her own actions during a task. Remember, only through telling what "I" did can interviewers understand a candidate’s problem-solving abilities clearly and effectively.
However, Viola gave too few details about how she "chased success" in communicating with contestants. She just described "I made it" as her solution to the communication task. There are no specific actions described for the interviewer evaluating the candidate’s competencies or personalities.
Viola could supply more details about the actions she took to let interviewees know what kind of efforts she made. And further, she could also tell interviewees the specific results of her actions. The answer would be more convincing. I advise you to answer such questions using the STAR principle.
Having interviewed thousands of students over the years, I find that lots of fresh graduates show their passion and strong motivation of pursuing success in job applications. But quite a few only talk about common sense. My advice is: always use concrete examples as solid proof of your skills and competence.
According to the last but one paragraph, "STAR" may refer to ______.