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Behavioral Interview Questions and Answers

Posted on May 10th, 2009 in

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During the behavioral based interview it is important to carefully select what to say.

This article suggests samples of behavioral job

and the way to answer these questions.

It may be a good idea to prepare your answers to behavioral interview questions before the interview.
Why?
When it comes to job interviews,

what you do not say is much more important than what you say

. The

behavioral based interview is a complete review of your behavior, attitude, technical information and other
knowledge about your profession.

Sample Behavioral Interview Questions and Behavioral Interview
Answers

There are only a few behavioral based interview questions that stand the risk of being over-answered.
Here are some

tough interview questions

and the suggested answers for the same:

1. Working with your colleagues: Questions about working with your colleagues are some other behavioral
interview questions which may be difficult to answer. Remember, the interviewer is not looking for loyalty and

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camaraderie as much as he or she is looking for a person who is responsible for getting a particular assignment
done in a good and amicable way. Therefore, you should give them the idea that you are a responsible colleague
who can become a natural

leader

given the reason and the managerial support.

2. Situations of pressure: Another important question would be the how you handle pressure situations. It is
well known that the best people are always found during a pressure situation and that every company wants
someone who can handle any pressure situation. Therefore, your answer to the question should give them the
idea that you are willing and able to handle any pressure situation that might occur in the workplace.

3. Use of judgment, logic or interaction: In essence, you can also be asked to give an example of a specific
time when you used your judgment, logic or interaction to solve a problem in your professional life.

4. Personal goal: You would also be asked to give an example where you set a personal goal in your
professional life and whether you were able to achieve it.

5. Your skills: Another question would be giving an example of when your presentation skills have changed the
minds of your colleagues or your superiors. You would have to give a brief description of how you have
introduced and implemented your ideas after supporting them with facts and practical reasoning.

6. Working out of your job profile: You may also be asked to give an example of when you have worked out
of

profile and above and beyond your normal job profile to make something happen for the company.

7. Your hobbies and likes and dislikes: Another question that may be over-answered is your hobbies and likes
and dislikes. You should be careful while talking about your likes and dislikes. You should ensure that you are
not actually being judgmental about what others do and others do not. Instead, try to use the opportunity to tell
what you actually like doing. Also, make sure that you do not give completely superficial hobbies, likes and
dislikes. Superficial hobbies, likes and dislikes are instantly recognized and come across as hackneyed.

For additional

samples of behavioral interview questions and answers

, please refer to

examples of competency

based interview questions

article.

It is very important that all the information that one gives to the interviewer is simple, crisp and not out of the
question range that he has or she has asked.

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