Common Behavioral Interview Questions with Answers pdf
So you've been searching for a job, submitting your
applications, your resumes, and writing your cover letters,
and viola, you've gotten a job interview.Lots of friends and
family might congratulate you as if you already got the job or something,
but you still have that damn interview to go to.
Now I know they're necessary for the employer, but
that does'nt mean we need to like them. While you may have the best
experience, education, and skills, nowadays it can all come
down the the dreaded behavioral interview questions.
These are those questions where employers try to find if you're a right fit for their company based on your accomplishments and personality. You may be the perfect representation of what they want in person (in terms of years, education, but if you dont blend with their culture, and cant show them that you're the right PERSON for the job then you're out.
1. Read the Job Description:
Its amazing how many people fail to do this. They glance at the
title of a job, look at the requirements, skim through the description, apply
and go interview. Do you actually know what the job is about? Do you know what
they expect you to do? Can you picture the exact kind of
person they're looking for? Its like an actor walking into an
audition without knowing for sure who the character is. If an actor walks in
playing a confident, British actor when the role is really for a shy
Italian, its likely they'll be some issues. Just take some
time and read the thing, usually its only 1-2 paragraphs, that not
very much at all! Go read now! If there are spots on that description
you dont know about, go read about them to polish up (if you dont understand
half of the stuff on the description, then you should probably go get another
job). Get ready for those behavioral interview questions.
2. Its all about results:
So they ask what you accomplished in a role, or how well you
worked with your team. Dont spout off what you wrote on your resume
or cover letter. Remember, interviewers go through multiple people a day,
they dont want to hear your life story or what kind of role you had
or what you did during that role. Tell them what they want = results. So you
managed to get a team of annoying people to work together? Great, but what did
it accomplish? Thats what they wanted to know. Because I did
<blank>, we completed <blank> more sales than before! Relate
that to what the company does, and you just dominated that question.
3. Be Proud:
You know those questions where they ask you to explain one time
when you overcame an issue or some other silly situation? Usually
people will just BS is this because of the chances of you having the
perfect situation happen to you in the past in pretty tiny. Instead, think of a
moment in your career, or even your personal life, where you felt proud of what
you accomplished. It could be just about anything, but apply that time to the
role you're going after. Dont go an gloat about your experience, its likely
they dont care, but at least they can feel enthusiasm when
you tell them how rewarding it was to get whatever it was that you
did done! That enthusiasm could be the best answer they want, they may even
forget what the original intent of their question is. Whatever you
do, dont lie during a behavioral interview questions,
interviewers know how to read a bunch of BS.
4. Always be relevant
Regardless of the question, you can always relate
something you did in the past with what they are asking. Fresh out of
college and they ask you about leadership? Mention how you worked on that
project with a group of strangers during sophomore year, even if the project
sucked. Focus on the team work, dealing with diverse backgrounds, and how
you worked together to accomplish a task (just like everyone does every day on
every role in the business world [except a few of those weirdos...]. Whatever
the situation, you can always find something to relate with. Be honest
about it, be relevant, and you just might impress them with your savvy wit.
5. Dont be a downer, be cool
Whats your worst quality? Dont tell them that you suck, or
that you cant learn! Find a way to be positive about everything, even
if you get put in a tight spot. You want to be the wonderful light of happiness
and frolicking when you walk into the room. They want someone who will
come in every day and be happy. An unhappy person, or a negative person, can
spread a sad sad virus around the office with their negativity and
recruiters hate this. Always smile, chuckle, act like you already
have the job! Even if they ask you about a bad experience, act like
it didnt phase you.
Steps and Techinque for Behavioral Interview:
1. Skill analysis
2. Select and edit skill definitions
3. Create a structured interview
4. Gain behavioral examples
5. Rate skills
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