Behavioral Interview
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The behavioral interview type draws from your previous behavior on the job,
to indicate your future behavior.
Many companies increasingly rely on the behavioral interview. That's because
an interviewee's previous behavior on the job is typically a good indicator of
his or her future behavior on the job.
Although interviewers use standard methods, there are no canned questions for
which you may memorize answers in advance of behavioral interviews.
That's because each behavioral interview is a unique and spontaneous interaction
between the job candidate and interviewer. As a result, there are an infinite
number of behavioral interview questions and answers.
However, generally, a behavioral interviewer will likely ask you to describe
a time that required problem-solving skills, adaptability, leadership, conflict
resolution, multi-tasking, initiative, stress management or another type of behavior.
Then the behavioral interviewer will likely ask how you dealt with the situation.
He or she might also ask you about the outcome.
Your answers will require thought, reflection and organization. To maximize
your chances for successfully navigating a behavioral interview:
- Study the job description to anticipate the transferable skills and personal
qualities that are required for the job.
- Review your resume. Any of the qualities and skills you have included in
your resume are fair game for a behavioral interviewer.
- Prepare a brief "behavioral" story for each of the competencies
on your resume as well as those that you anticipate the job requires.
- Reflect on your own professional, volunteer, educational and personal experience
to develop brief stories that highlight these skills and qualities in you.
- Prepare stories by identifying the context, logically highlighting your actions
in the situation, and identifying the results of your actions.
- Keep your responses concise and present them in less than two minutes.
Send a thank you note to each of your behavioral
interviewers.
Interview Types
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For sample interview questions and tips for navigating other interview types
not listed above (such as technical interviews),
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