| Behavioral Interview Overview | | | | not designated as the project leader. |
| Testing how candidates react to specific situations is | | | | - Tell me about a time where you had to lead a team |
| the basis and reasoning behind a behavioral interview | | | | and tell me about the trials and tribulations you |
| questions. The interviewer assumes that you will | | | | experienced. |
| behave in the future much like you behaved in the | | | | - When leading, how do you motivate others to take |
| past. These questions will really focus on your | | | | stake in the project? Give me an example. |
| workplace experiences, industry knowledge, | | | | - Describe to me a time where you set your sights too |
| interpersonal abilities and overall general behavior. | | | | high and were not successful at achieving this goal. |
| Sample Behavioral Interview Questions | | | | - As a leader, tell me about a time when you had to |
| - Provide me with an example of an occasion where | | | | make an unpopular decision and explained the |
| you set a workplace goal and eventually achieved it. | | | | outcome. |
| - Tell me about a time where your job require you to | | | | - Explain to me a time when you had to deal with a |
| go above and beyond your normal tasks in completing | | | | very upset customer. Describe a situation in detail and |
| a project. | | | | then tell me how you resolved it. |
| - Can you explain your typical thought process and | | | | Quick Interview Answer Guide |
| methods of execution in dealing with workplace | | | | The key to answering these questions is sticking |
| conflict? | | | | strictly to workplace related experiences and providing |
| - Describe to me the time where you face an | | | | specific and detailed examples. Your interviewer is |
| extremely stressful situation and then explain how you | | | | probing for specific instances you performed in |
| resolved it. | | | | regards to the questions being asked. Do not beat |
| - Give me an example of one you took the | | | | around the bush, simply answer the question and |
| opportunity to show initiative even though you were | | | | provide a concrete example. |