Explain a project you are proud of.

🫨Why it is hard:
Most candidates ramble or focus only on features.

Use the STAR plus METRICS framework:

Situation
Task
Action
Result +
Metrics

✅ Strong example:

I built a booking system that reduced manual processing. I designed the API with Express and optimized database queries with indexing. As a result, average response time dropped from 900 ms to 180 ms and the system handled 3x more concurrent users.

🔑 Key thing to remember: numbers make your story believable.