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Over the years, interviewers have deployed
all sorts of methods to weed out candidates in
an effort to determine who is best qualified for
a job. A lot has changed from the days when the
interviewer could ask anything s/he wanted to.
With changes in laws regarding discrimination,
etc, new methods were developed to pass judgment
on candidates. One of those methods is called
Behavioral Style interviewing and the reality is
you may not even know you are in this type of
interview.
You may be asking yourself, What exactly is
behavioral interviewing and why do I care?
Behavioral style interviewing is a standard
method of eliciting information from a candidate
about his or her relevant past behavior and
performance. The key word is relevant, meaning,
how you performed in job situations in the past
where these same situations might be in the job
you are applying for. The thought process is
that your past behaviors are the best indicator
of future behavior. A good job interviewer will
have assembled all the necessary skills required
for the job and prepared a list of behavioral
style questions surrounding those traits. For
example, for each question, you may be asked
about a situation, what you did and what the
outcome was.
As an example, you may be asked Tell me about
a time when you had too many things to do and
you were required to prioritize your tasks.
Compare to Tell me how you would prioritize your
tasks if you had too much to do. Do you see the
difference? In one situation you are asked very
specifically what you did in a certain situation
where as the other question merely asked you to
describe what you might do. We all have the best
intentions, so what you say you might do is not
necessarily what you might actually do.
Now that we know what this style is, how do
we prepare for this type of interview?
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Like for any interview, you must prepare. You
still need to go through the normal preparation
such as understanding the company, financial
information, products, culture, etc. You can get
most of this from the company's web site or 10-k
filings. Since you now have the name of the
hiring manger, do an internet search on him/her.
Has this person been in any business/trade
journals? Sometimes you can learn a lot about
the person you will be interviewing with. By the
way, the hiring manager can do the same thing on
you. You may want to do a search on yourself. If
your name is John Smith, you probably do not
have anything to worry about. But if you have a
very unique name, it is very easy to find out
information about you.
Moving right along, the things mentioned
above you must do no matter the style of
interview. Now, for the behavioral style, you
need to think hard. You need to come up with
solid examples of your experience and how they
relate to the job you are about to interview
for. Think again of the three items I mentioned
above, the situation, what you did and outcome.
Most behavioral style questions are the same
questions that have been used for years but with
the wording slightly modified to elicit very
specific responses from you of actual past
behavioral. Go to any search engine and type in
interview questions and you have your list to
practice from. Remember, the interviewer is
thinking that past behavioral is an indicator of
future behavioral. When answering questions, do
not ramble on. Be specific and to the point.
There is a fine line though between being to
brief and not giving enough detail to being full
of hot air.
Good Luck!
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Keith Scott is a business leader and has over
20 years of management experience. He has
interviewed thousands of candidates from
entry-level positions to executive management.
His mission in life is to help others understand
and navigate the job interview process and the
work environment. For a touch of humor, visit
his websites at
http://bad-job-interviews.coolinternetlinks.com
http://workplace-dorks.coolinternetlinks.com/index.htm
http://my-boss-is-a-jerk.coolinternetlinks.com
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