Behavioral Event Interviewing Technique Ppt
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Behavioral Interviewing 101
Preparing for a successful job interview
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What Is Behavioral Interviewing?
Behavioral interviewing (BI) is considered to be a way
to evaluate a candidates potential for success byassessing performance in similar situations.
Employers believe that past behavior is the best
predictor for future success.
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Whats the Point?
The purpose of BI is to best match the
candidates skills, competencies andmotives with the requirements andsuccess factors of the position.
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What Is The Advantage ToBehavioral Interviewing?
Allows the interviewer to:
Gain detailed job-related examples
Assess past performance
Assess competencies
Focus the interview so candidates provide more thanjust canned responses
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Can I Prepare For A BehavioralInterview?
Yes! In fact, preparing for a behavioral interviewwill even help you in a traditional interview.
Although you cannot predict the exactquestions, you can think about your answersto common questions and skill sets employersare looking for. We will get to that soon.
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Typically a company determines skill sets by doing a
detailed analysis of the position they are hiring for.
It is helpful if you do this too in preparation for theinterview by asking yourself some questions such as:
What are the necessary skills to do this job? What makes a successful candidate?
What would make an unsuccessful candidate?
What is the most difficult part of this job?
This will help you to get a feel for what kinds ofquestions you may anticipate and what to include inyour answers.
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Think like an Employer
What skills or qualities are needed fora person to be successful in this
position?
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Preparing for a Behavioral Interview
Examine your past work experiences, and be awareof what highlights your skills, attributes, andaccomplishments
Practice your stories using real-life examples, havespecifics that focus on your involvement
Look over skill sets and sample questions here andon suggested websites
Know your resume and all your experiences well Be knowledgeable about the job you are applying for
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Skills & Desired Behaviors That anEmployer May Be Looking for
Decision making &problem solving
Leadership
Motivation Communication
Interpersonal skills
Planning & organization
Critical thinking skills Teamwork
Ability to influence others
Adaptability
Attention to detail
Honesty/integrity
Energy Independence
Listening
Organizational
Management Risk taking
Work standards
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Sample Behavioral InterviewQuestions
Describe a time when you were faced with a stressfulsituation that demonstrated your coping skills.
Tell me about a time when you had to use yourpersuasion skills to influence someones opinion.
Describe a situation when you were able to have a
positive influence on the actions of others.
What have you done in the past to contribute towarda teamwork environment?
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More BI Questions
Describe a recent unpopular decision you made andwhat the result was.
Give me an example of a time when you had to keep
from speaking or making a decision because you didnot have enough information.
How do you decide what gets top priority whenscheduling your time?
Describe an instance when you had to think on yourfeet and extricate yourself from a difficult situation.
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Tips For Answering BI Questions
With each question asked, think through whatinformation is being sought and provide an examplefrom your own experience
Dont ramble take a moment to collect yourthoughts and organize your answer before replying
Try not to say we too often the interviewer wantsto know what you accomplished specifically
Use the STAR interviewing technique
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STAR TechniqueThis is a common strategy for preparing for your interview and answering
questions
Situation describe the situation that you were in
or
Task describe the task that you needed to accomplish
Action describe the action you took
Results What did you accomplish or learn?
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S.T.A.R Example
Question: Tell me about a project you initiated.
Answer:
Situation/Task: During my internship last summer I wasresponsible for managing ABC events I noticed that
attendance at these events had dropped by 30% over thepast 3 years
Action: I designed a new promotional packet to go out tothe local community businesses collected feedback onour events organized internal discussions to raise
awareness Result: We utilized ideas from the community, made our
internal systems more efficient and visible and raisedattendance by 18% the first year.
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Web Sources on BehavioralInterviewing
http://www.brockport.edu/career/behave.htm
http://www.quintcareers.com/behavioral_interviewing.html
http://www.career.vt.edu/JOBSEARC/interview/Behavioral.htm
http://www.umt.edu/career/interviewing/behavior.htm
You can find more helpful interviewing tipsunder the Interviewing Skills Presentationlink.
http://www.brockport.edu/career/behave.htmhttp://www.career.vt.edu/JOBSEARC/interview/Behavioral.htmhttp://www.career.vt.edu/JOBSEARC/interview/Behavioral.htmhttp://www.brockport.edu/career/behave.htm -
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Practice Interview Opportunities
Mock Interviews
~Scheduled throughout the semester
~Must be registered on Recruit-A-Dukein order to sign-up