Introduction to Behavioral Interviewing

The Top 4 interview questions include the following EXCEPT

• Tell me a little about yourself

• Who is your role model?

• Where do you want to be in 5 years?

• What is your greatest strength?

If an untrained interviewer uses an unstructured interview format, then the probability of hiring the best applicant is

• Less than 20%

• Less than 50%

• Less than 15%

• Less than 10%

Using behavioral-based interview questions in conjunction with standard questions can improve the accuracy of selecting the best candidates over standard interviews by

• More than 50%

• As much as 100%

• More than 200%

• As much as 500%

Which statement is TRUE

• Using behavioral questions eliminates misunderstandings about a candidate’s past experiences

• Using behavioral questions makes candidates wary about answering them

• Using behavioral questions forces candidates to speak the truth

• Using behavioral questions allows first impression to be forgotten

What is behavioral interviewing?

• A standardized way to test candidates' technical knowledge based on their previous job roles to foresee their future performance

• A method focused solely on hypothetical scenarios to determine how candidates would manage future challenges

• A thorough, planned, systematic way to gather and evaluate information about what candidates have done in the past to show how they would handle future situations

• An unstructured, spontaneous way to gather and evaluate information about what candidates have done in the past to predict their future behavio

Why use behavioral interviewing?

I. It is based on competencies and behaviors critical for success in a particular position

II. It is subjective, so it helps eliminate unintentional biases

III. It is structured, with set questions that are delivered to every candidate, in the same wording, in the same order and scored in the same way

IV. It focuses on specific tasks a candidate has done, so it is effective even for candidates with little or no actual job experience

• I and III

• II and IV

• I, III and IV

• All of the above