Started keeping one document with my actual behavioral stories instead of rebuilding them for every interview

Used to write out a fresh STAR answer the night before every interview depending on what I guessed they'd ask, which meant I was reinventing the same six stories over and over and inevitably forgetting the good details under pressure.

Now I keep one running doc: eight stories, each with the actual situation, what I did, and a real number or outcome attached. Before an interview I just skim it and mentally tag two or three that fit the role.

Doesn't make the delivery perfect but I stopped losing details I'd nailed once and then completely blanked on three interviews later. Wish I'd built this in my first month of searching instead of my fourth.