Interview Questions - What are Situational or Behavioural Questions?
What are Behavioural Questions?
Behavioural interviews aren’t just questions, they’re high-powered insight tools. As such, when jobseekers understand what hiring managers are truly evaluating, they can respond with stories and insights that directly reveal the depth of their value.
When a recruiter or hiring manager asks questions during a job interview, it’s likely they will ask you to tell them about a time when you… ….
These types of questions are referred to as behavioural or situational interview questions because they help the interviewer understand and evaluate your behavior, as well as your technical skills.
Behavioral interview questions require the candidate to explain how a problem was solved, how an issue was resolved, or how something was fixed. Embedded within each answer are the human drivers or qualities that show why you took the actions you did. It’s like a small peek into what motivates you.
Interviews are less stressful if you have some idea of what questions you’ll be asked. So here are a few common situational or behavioural questions asked during an interview:
“Tell me about a time when you had to go above and beyond your call of duty to get a job done.”
“Describe a stressful situation –your worst-case scenario and how you handled it?”
“If you were made the manager in your last position, what would you have changed?”
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