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Top Behavioural Interview Questions

The document provides sample answers to common behavioral interview questions. The questions and answers focus on giving real-life examples to demonstrate how the candidate has effectively worked under pressure, handled challenges, dealt with mistakes, set and achieved goals, implemented unpopular decisions, and worked as part of a team in the past. The samples aim to show hiring managers how candidates have addressed similar situations previously and are prepared to take on new roles and responsibilities.

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Top Behavioural Interview Questions

The document provides sample answers to common behavioral interview questions. The questions and answers focus on giving real-life examples to demonstrate how the candidate has effectively worked under pressure, handled challenges, dealt with mistakes, set and achieved goals, implemented unpopular decisions, and worked as part of a team in the past. The samples aim to show hiring managers how candidates have addressed similar situations previously and are prepared to take on new roles and responsibilities.

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TOP BEHAVIOURAL

INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
1. Tell me about how you worked
effectively under pressure.
The interviewer wants to know how well you can work under
pressure. Give a real example of how you’ve dealt with pressure
when you respond.

Sample Answer:

I had been working on a key project that was scheduled for


delivery to the client in 60 days. My supervisor came to me and
said that we needed to speed it up and be ready in 45 days while
keeping our other projects on time. I made it into a challenge for
my staff, and we effectively added just a few hours to each of our
schedules and got the job done in 42 days by sharing the
workload. Of course, I had a great group of people to work with,
but I think that my effective allocation of tasks was a major
component that contributed to the success of the project.

Harshit Srivastava
Talent Acquisition Leader
2. How do you handle a challenge?
Give an example.
With this type of question, the hiring manager wants to
know how you will react in a difficult situation. Focus on
how you resolved a challenging situation when you
respond.

Sample Answer:

One time, my supervisor needed to leave town


unexpectedly, and we were in the middle of complicated
negotiations with a new sponsor. I was tasked with putting
together a PowerPoint presentation just from the notes he
had left, and some briefing from his manager. My
presentation was successful. We got the sponsorship, and
the management team even recommended me for an
award.

Harshit Srivastava
Talent Acquisition Leader
3. Have you ever made a mistake?
How did you handle it?
The interviewer is more interested in how you handled it
when you made an error, rather than in the fact that it
happened.

Sample Answer:

I once misquoted the fees for a particular type of


membership to the club where I worked. I explained my
mistake to my supervisor, who appreciated my coming to him,
and my honesty. He told me to offer to waive the application
fee for the new member. The member joined the club despite
my mistake, my supervisor was understanding, and although I
felt bad that I had made a mistake, I learned to pay close
attention to the details so I can give accurate information in
the future.

Harshit Srivastava
Talent Acquisition Leader
4. Give an example of how you set
goals.
With this question, the interviewer wants to know how well
you plan and set goals for what you want to accomplish.The
easiest way to respond is to share examples of successful
goal setting.

Sample Answer:

Within a few weeks of beginning my first job as a sales


associate in a department store, I knew that I wanted to be in
the fashion industry. I decided that I would work my way up
to department manager, and at that point, I would have
enough money saved to be able to attend design school full-
time. I did just that, and I even landed my first job through an
internship I completed the summer before graduation.

Harshit Srivastava
Talent Acquisition Leader
5. Give an example of a goal you reached
and tell me how you achieved it.
The hiring manager is interested in learning what you do to
achieve your goals, and the steps you take to accomplish them.

Sample Answer:

When I started working for XYZ Company, I wanted to achieve


the Employee of the Month title. It was a motivational
challenge, and not all the employees took it that seriously, but I
really wanted that parking spot, and my picture on the wall. I
went out of my way to be helpful to my colleagues, supervisors,
and customers—which I would have done anyway. I liked the job
and the people I worked with. The third month I was there, I got
the honor. It was good to achieve my goal, and I ended up
moving into a managerial position there quickly, I think because
of my positive attitude and perseverance.

Harshit Srivastava
Talent Acquisition Leader
6. Describe a decision you made that wasn't popular,
and explain how you handled implementing it.

If you’re interviewing for a decision-making role, the


interviewer will want to know your process for implementing
change.

Sample Answer:

Once, I inherited a group of employees when their supervisor


relocated to another city. They had been allowed to cover
each other’s shifts without management approval. I didn’t
like the inconsistencies, where certain people were being
given more opportunities than others. I introduced a policy
where I had my assistant approve all staffing changes, to
make sure that everyone who wanted extra hours and was
available at certain times could be utilized.

Harshit Srivastava
Talent Acquisition Leader
7. Give an example of how you worked
on a team.
The hiring manager will want to know how well you work with
others and cooperate with other team members.

Sample Answer:

During my last semester in college, I worked as part of a research


team in the History department. The professor leading the project
was writing a book on the development of language in Europe in
the Middle Ages. We were each assigned different sectors to focus
on, and I suggested that we meet independently before our
weekly meeting with the professor to discuss our progress and
help each other out if we were having any difficulties. The
professor really appreciated the way we worked together, and it
helped to streamline his research as well. He was ready to start on
his final copy months ahead of schedule because of the work we
helped him with.

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Talent Acquisition Leader
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