2 min lesson
Structuring behavioral stories
Walk through "Structuring behavioral stories" in order, then name the proof that tells you it worked.
Step 1 of 3
STAR keeps you structured, but default STAR fails TPM candidates because it buries the thing Cursor cares about: that YOU moved a hard number with no authority to mandate it. Lead with the result, then make your contribution unambiguous.
A line manager can say “my team shipped it.” A TPM has to say “I got three teams that don't report to me to commit and here's the number that moved.” The interviewer is listening for the seam between what you owned and what the team owned. If everything is “we,” they can't find you in the story.