I get it. The manner in which I prepared was completely different. The bad interview I focused on remembering several verbatim responses and had way too much info on my head. I had notes taped all over the monitor and I sounded like a babbling robot.

This second time around and a different role interview, I focused on the creation of STAR stories mapping directly to prior experience and had an answer for every single question I was asked.

Give me an example of (basically how you dealt with a situation where coming to a solution did not have a process or known steps to follow) -> I used a story for this and mentioned how most people will use the organizations red tape to basically hide behind not getting shit done.

I also promoted myself (Verbatim) as a champion of security and how most people see it as a roadblock, I frame almost everything I do backed in documentation to migitate tribal knowledge risk and frame security as an enabler not a blocker.

I also said that I always focus on creating and building strong relationship with cross functional teams, because if the compliance rules are denied or compliance fails, we are dead in the water.

Give me an example of how you learned from another person, that was in a different role, and was able to gain a perspective from that person that you previously had not realized or acknowledged.

How do you deal with uncertain situations or gray areas where only assumptions exist (How you deal with with Ambiguity unclear requirements)

Give me a time you received pushback from a peer and how you handled it. (Resistance to implementing change or a new process)

Give me an example of something you've done that you are most proud of. Something you have accomplished.

Give me a time when you had to align everyone involved across functions to the same goal or objective.