I was surprised by the kind of things people openly admit to during STAR interviews. I don't enjoy doing them but they've surfaced enough red flags from candidates to save a previous employer a few bad hires.

I'd question whether it's really that effective. A dishonest candidate could craft a boring, safe scenario for a STAR interview question that paints them as an empathetic team-player, even if that's not how they've really acted in the past.

Meanwhile, a forthright, but flawed candidate who supplies real examples from their past they regret, but would like to improve on, would look like an iffy hire.