Prompt framework course · 6 chapters · 16 min · certificate
STAR, CAR and PAR: Stories, Case Studies and CV Bullets
Situation, Task, Action, Result and its shorter cousins: the interview structure that makes AI write clear stories.
What you'll learn
- Explain STAR, CAR and PAR and choose the right shape
- Write a specific Situation and Task in two sentences
- Draft first person Actions with strong, concrete verbs
- Add real measures and mark unknown figures as [number]
- Turn a long STAR story into three PAR bullets
- Build a three story bank and check every AI claim
Chapters
6 chapters · 16:03-
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01Start here Members
A story structure everyone knows
This lesson explains what a prompt framework is and introduces STAR, the four slot story shape used for interviews, case studies, incident reports and achievements, plus its shorter cousins CAR and PAR.
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2:30
02S and T Members
Situation and Task
This lesson teaches you to write the Situation and Task of a STAR story with real details, so the AI keeps your story specific instead of generic.
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2:42
03A Members
Action
This lesson teaches you to write the Action part of STAR in the first person, with specific steps and strong verbs that make your story believable.
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2:30
04R Members
Result
This lesson teaches you to write the Result of a STAR story with real measures, to add what you learned when results were mixed, and to instruct the AI never to invent numbers, marking gaps as [number].
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2:40
05Variants Members
CAR and PAR for short formats
This lesson shows how CAR and PAR drop the Task to fit short formats, when to lead with the problem, and how to ask the AI to turn a long STAR story into three PAR bullets.
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2:52
06Apply it Members
STAR in your job
This lesson shows you how to build three reusable STAR stories from your last year, use STAR for customer case studies with a quote placeholder, and check every claim so the AI only polishes your facts.
Study guide
Tell clear stories with STAR, CAR and PAR
Most people have done good work and cannot describe it. They say they helped out, the team delivered, things improved. The listener learns nothing, and the work goes uncounted. STAR, CAR and PAR are three shapes that fix this. STAR stands for Situation, Task, Action, Result. CAR drops the Task. PAR replaces Situation and Task with a single Problem. All three move from context to action to outcome, and all three work as instructions for an AI tool.
In the full study guide
- What is a prompt framework?
- The three shapes and when each one fits
- Situation and Task: the scene and your job
- Action: what you personally did
- Result: the part that proves your value
- CAR and PAR for short formats
- STAR in your job: story bank, case studies and checks
- 5 frequently asked questions
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