tell me about a time you went above and beyond

STAR. A time you did more than the assignment without being asked — and it created measurable value. For you: at Onto, introducing a reference-standard calibration to improve GCMS cleanliness test accuracy/repeatability — that's initiative beyond your listed duty. Or proactively building a documented procedure/training so others could repeat a fix. Structure: S/T (the situation), A (the extra step you took on your own — the initiative), R (the numbered result). The panel reads 'above and beyond' as: you see a problem and fix it without being told, and you don't wait for permission to add value. Keep the result concrete and modest-real, not grandstanding.