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How to Ace a Behavioral Interview

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The behavioral interview is an increasingly popular method of testing a job candidate's emotional intelligence. Company's want to know how a candidate will perform under pressure and there's no better indicator than the past. Watch Billy explain the "S.T.A.R." method of answering behavioral questions so you can go into your next interview with confidence!

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Video: How to Ace a Behavioral Interview
1. With Behavioral Interview questions, employers are trying to:
A. ) Decide whether or not you should be punished for past decisions
B. ) Encourage you to go back and fix prior mistakes
C. ) Predict how you might respond in future situations
D. ) Change your personality to meet their needs

2. A lack of Emotional Intelligence is one of the top reasons that new hires fail to be successful at the job:
True
False

3. Which of the following would NOT be an example of a Behavioral Interview question:
A. ) Tell us about a time you worked effectively under pressure
B. ) Have you ever made a mistake, and how did you handle it
C. ) Why do you want to work for our company
D. ) Describe an unpopular decision you made, and how you implemented it

4. Which of these is a top behavior that employers look for:
A. ) Perseverance
B. ) Conviction
C. ) Professionalism
D. ) All of the above

5. Reading the Job Description might help you understand the behaviors that the company values:
True
False

6. Which of these methods is a popular tool for answering behavioral questions:
A. ) SAFE
B. ) SHOW
C. ) STAR
D. ) SOUL

7. The “S” in the correct method above stands for:
A. ) Strategy
B. ) Surprise
C. ) Sample
D. ) Situation

8. In preparation for the Behavioral Interview, which of the following is NOT true:
A. ) You should think of both positive and negative behaviors from your past
B. ) More recent behavioral examples are preferred
C. ) You should try to focus on one example to highlight all your behaviors
D. ) All are true

9. When asking behavioral questions, employers do not care about lessons you may have learned:
True
False

10. In the internship project example, this was the surprise hurdle that had to be overcome:
A. ) The video had to include the manager’s favorite song
B. ) The video had to be made available in Spanish
C. ) The video had to be made shorter
D. ) The video had to be made longer

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