How to Ace a Behavioral Interview

Student Activity Worksheet
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