Behavioral interviewing, although a relatively new concept, is a widely used interview technique. This process is widely used by employers to judge a candidate’s experiences and behaviors in order to determine their potential for doing a certain task on which the company’s success depends on.
It is said that behavioral interviewing is 55 percent predictive of future on-the-job behavior, while traditional interviewing is only 10 percent predictive.
- Tell me about a time when you…
- Describe a circumstance when you were faced with a problem related to…
- Think about an instance in which you…
- Tell me how you approached a situation where…
BBI tends to evaluate the key skills and actions of the candidate. This in turn helps to assess the technical and performance skills needed by the company.
Star format of BBI:
Situation and Task,
What was the situation?
Action
What, if any, obstacles did you encounter?
What action(s) did you take?
Result
What were the results of this activity?
Following are some of the BBI questions that are commonly asked:
Based on Action orientation/self-motivation:
- What did you do to make your job more interesting?
- What is the best way to motivate you?
- In what ways did you think yourself as capable of doing yourjob?
- Tell me about a situation in which you had to overcomean obstacle to complete a project.
- How will you handle more than one project at a time?
- Give some examples with references to your last job that showed your ability to be flexible.
- What are your most important responsibilities in your current/last job?
- Describe yourself.
- What do you find most satisfying about your current job?
- What do you find least satisfying?
- How did you reach the decision of leaving your current job?
- Why did you choose this field?
- What are your salary expectations?
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