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Here’s round #04 of job hunting / career advancement material behavioral questions.
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So here goes: Job Hunt: Interview: 39 Behavioral Questions: Round # 04
| Attibutes | Questions |
| Work Standards | • Give me an example of a specific occasion when you conformed to a policy with which you did not agree. Why did you comply? What would have been the consequences of noncompliance? |
| Work Standards | • Tell me about a time you got enjoyment out of working hard on something. |
| Adaptability | • Describe a time when you made a major sacrifice to achieve an important goal. |
| Adaptability | • Give me an example of time you had to adjust quickly to changes over which you had no control. What was the impact of the change on you? |
| Adaptability | • Tell me about a time when you had to adapt to an uncomfortable situation. |
| Adaptability | • Tell me about a time when you had to adjust to another person’s working style in order to complete a project/task/goal. |
| Adaptability | • Tell me about the most difficult challenge you have faced in working cooperatively with someone who did not share your ideas, values, or beliefs. (NOTE: Make sure you understand what the differences were.) What was the impact on your ability to get things done? What was the impact on the other person’s ability to get things done? |
| Adaptability | • Tell us about a time when you built rapport quickly with someone under difficult conditions |
| Analysis/Problem Assessment | • Give a specific example of a time when you used good judgment and logic in solving a problem. |
| Analysis/Problem Assessment | • Tell us about a time when you had to analyze information and make a recommendation. What kind of thought process did you go through? What was your reasoning behind your decision? |
| Coaching | • How do you coach a subordinate to develop a new skill? |
| Coaching | • Tell me about a time when you demonstrated to a direct report that you were concerned about a work or non-work related problem he was experiencing. |
| Communication | • Describe a situation you observed or were a part of where communication was handled particularly well by someone else. What did they do? Why do you think it was effective? |
| Communication | • Give me an example of the kind of writing you do best. |
| Communication | • Have you ever had difficulty getting others to accept your ideas? What was your approach? Did it work? |
| Communication | • Tell me about a time when someone misunderstood something you said. How did you determine that you had been misunderstood? How did you make yourself clear? What did you learn from this situation that you have used to improve your communication skills? |
| Communication | • Tell us about the most effective presentation you have made. What was the topic? What made it difficult? How did you handle it? |
| Communication | • What kinds of communication situations cause you difficulty? Give an example. |
| Customer Service Orientation | • Describe for me something you did to establish a “customer first” mentality in your department or team. |
| Customer Service Orientation | • Give me an example of something you have done to either develop or strengthen customer relationships. |
| Customer Service Orientation | • Tell me about a customer who has stuck with you over the years. What did you do to make this happen? |
| Follow-Up | • Describe your procedures for keeping track of what is going on in your department. |
| Impact | • Most things we do have impact on others–whether we realize it or not. Tell me about a time you realized that what you would be working on could have a far-reaching impact, and you sought out relevant/appropriate people to gather their concerns and perspective before you proceeded with the task. |
| Innovation | • Describe the most creative thing you have done in a past job. |
| Innovation | • What new or unusual ideas have you developed on your job? How did you develop them? What was the result? Did you implement them? |
| Integrity | • We have all done things that we regretted after the fact. Give me an example of a time this happened to you. If you had it to do over again, what would you do differently? |
| Leadership | • Give me an example of an important goal that you had set for your team and the team’s success in reaching it. |
| Leadership | • How would you define “success” for someone in your chosen career? |
| Leadership | • Tell me about a time when your department was going through long-term changes or working on a long-term project. What did you do to keep your staff focused? |
| Management | • Tell us about a time when you had to use your authority to complete a task. Were there any negative consequences? |
| Organizational Awareness | • Tell me about a time when you needed to accomplish something through an informal network. |
| Planning & Organizing/Work Management | • Describe a time when you set a goal for yourself that was too low. |
| Planning & Organizing/Work Management | • Tell me about a time you had multiple tasks or projects given to you at the same time and how you decided what to do when. |
| Planning & Organizing/Work Management | • Walk me through a recent project or assignment you completed and tell me the process you used to ensure it was complete and accurate. |
| Practical Learning | • Give me an example of how you acquired a technical skill and converted it into practical application. |
| Practical Learning | • Tell me about a situation in which you had to apply some newly acquired knowledge or skill. What was the knowledge or skill? |
| Resilience | • Tell us about a time when you had to defend a decision you made even though other colleagues were opposed to your decision. |
| Teamwork/Collaboration | • Give me an example of a time when you were not an effective team member. |
| Teamwork/Collaboration | • Tell me about a collaborative effort you headed (were involved in) between your organization and the community. |