Match the story to the question shape:
| Question shape | Story to use |
|---|---|
| "Tell me about an incident / production issue" | Story 1 (Defender) — has incident-response shape |
| "Tell me about something you automated" | Story 2 (K8s Upgrade) — pure automation story |
| "Tell me about a complex environment you've managed" | Story 3 (Airinmar Hybrid) — breadth across cloud + on-prem |
| "Tell me about a time you reduced toil" | Story 2 (K8s Upgrade) — toil reduction is the explicit theme |
| "Tell me about working with another team" | Story 1 (Defender) — explicit cross-team work with security |
| "Tell me about hybrid cloud" | Story 3 (Airinmar Hybrid) |
| "Tell me about a project you led" | Story 1 (Defender) — you led the rollout |
If you're not sure which to use, Story 1 is the safest default. It hits multiple themes at once.