Sample Behavioral Interview Questions - STAR practice

So are you ready to practice BEIng a Behavioral Interview (Behavioral event interviewing BEI) STAR?

Generally behavioral questions will begin with a statement like: "Tel me about a time when" or "Can you describe a situation where..."

Questions:

• Describe a difficult problem that you tried to solve. How did you identify the problem? How did you go about trying to solve it? (Demonstrates problem solving)
• Describe a time when you tried to persuade another person to do something that they were not very willing to do. (Demonstrates leadership)
• Describe a time when you decided on your own that something needed to be done, and you

Before your interview find out as much as you can about the position and what type of behaviors you will need to be successful in the job. Think about times when you have been in a situation where you have been successful in using those behaviors.

Try to come up with two or three examples for each personal attribute that will best illustrate your suitability.

Think 'STAR' - Situation or Task, Action and Result.

More Sample Interview Questions:

• Think of a problem person you had to deal with, describe the situation and tell me how you handled it.
• Describe a situation in which you felt it was necessary to break company policy or alter procedures to get things done.
• Can you give me an example of when you came up with a clever way to motivate someone?
• Tell me about an important goal you've set in the past and how you accomplished it.
• Think of a problem person you had to deal with, describe the situation and tell me how you handled it.
• Give me an example of a colleague/ vendor/ customer who was hard to communicate with and tell me how you handled it.
• Describe a situation in which you felt it was necessary to break company policy or alter procedures to get things done.
• Give me a general description of your responsibilities in your current or last job
• Tell me about a time you made a quick decision you were proud of.
• Tell me about an important goal you've set in the past and how you accomplished it.
• Tell me about a time when an upper level decision of policy change held up your work. How did you handle it?
• Describe a situation in your last job where you could structure your own work schedule. What did you do?
• Tell me about a time when you've stuck to company policy or procedure, when it might have been easier and more effective not to.
• Think about a problem you might have had in being decisive, and tell me how you handled it.
• Describe a time when you had to communicate some unpleasant feelings to a supervisor.
• What's been your experience of dealing with poor performance of subordinates? Provide an example.
• In your current position, what sort of decisions do you make without consulting your boss?
• Can you think of any major obstacles you had to overcome in your last job? How did you deal with them?
• What types of things have made you angry, and how did you react to those situations?
• You've told me a lot of your strengths for this job. But I need to get a balanced picture and get some knowledge of where you might need some improvement. Describe for me a time when you made a mistake that illustrates your need to for improvement.