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Behavioural Interview Questions And Answers Two Detailed Examples

You can be sure that if you get interviewed anytime in the future you'll get behavioural interview style questions.

 

Behavioural interview style questions are popular because they give the interviewer an indication of how you'll perform in the future, based on how your past experience.

 

To prepare for this style of interview brainstorm some behavioural interview questions and answers you might give.

 

While it’s important to realize that you'll get different questions every time you go into an interview its also important to realize that you can practice because most of the questions will probably be based around common topics.

 

If you practice answering with a topic in mind you'll be able to adapt your answer easier.

 

Here are some sample questions and answers you can use to practice with!

 

Problem Solving

Interviewers are looking for how well you solve problems, do you panic or are you able to overcome difficult situations.

 

Example question: Give an example of an occasion when you used logic to solve a problem.

 

Possible Answer: “I had a big problem with data constantly changing for a project which made it difficult to order millions of dollars of equipment. To overcome this I initiated two things, a change control system and a flexible contract with the suppler to remove nervousness about order completion. These two factors meant I could “draw a line in the sand” and absorb the volatile nature of the data”

 

Leadership

Do you demonstrate leadership qualities? Interviewers are looking for examples of self demonstrated leadership. You need to demonstrate you “stepped up” without being asked.

 

Example question: Have you ever made a risky decision? How did you handle it?

 

Possible Answer: “When the project director took a holiday I made the most of the situation and rose to the challenge. In this time I had to decide on the fate of a suppler due to poor performance and commission another one, it was risky because the incumbent knew the company and the new one didn’t. I made the hard decision to let the current vendor go and employ the new one. It was risky but I used a risk matrix and the advice of others to make a decision”.

 

Teamwork

Interviewers use this type of questions to determine if you’re going to work well in a team.

 

Example question: Have you handled a difficult situation with a co-worker? How?

 

Possible Answer: “I once had a co-worker that had been drinking heavily after work and often late, which escalated into a drinking at lunchtime situation. Being aware of how sensitive this situation is I used the decline in the quality of their work to approach the situation. I was able to uncover the root cause of the drinking and describe the impact in had on others in the team. Did this help the situation, yes short term, but longer term we had to let them go.”

 

Creativity

You might not draw impressive pictures but that doesn’t mean you aren’t creative in your environment. I hate to use a cliché but can you think outside the box?

 

Example question: How do you handle a challenge? Give an example.

Possible Answer: “In fitting out a data center I had ordered a server that was shipped with bigger dimensions than originally supplied. This meant it didn’t fit in the lift, or through the front doors. Instead of a lengthy process of dismantling the unit and reassembly it was cheaper to hire a crane and lift it through a window on the other side of the floor”

 

Keep your answers short, but don’t be afraid to mix in a bit of “story telling”.

 

While you can’t exactly anticipate the exact questions if you know some basic techniques you can easily recall stories from your career that can demonstrate that you have the skill and competencies necessary to be successful.

 

Visit Behavioural interview questions for more advice on how to win the interview game and discover fearless interviewing.

 

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