Tell me about yourself.

Their accomplishments

How their experience relates to the job

Why they’re the best candidate.

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

Credentials-Training and Education

Reason for applying for the job

Weaknesses

Career Goals

Behavorial interviewing questions are the hardest ones for the candidate to answer. It helps you understand the candidate’s work relationships, the quality of  output and responses to negative situations on the job.

“Tell me about a time when…? This is often the way an interviewer will phrase a behavorial question, and the answer requires an example from the candidate’s workplace. Here are a list of areas that are usually focused on in this type of interview:

• The standards that the candidate has set for work produced.
• The impact of the candidate’s work on co-workers
• Contributions to past organization
• Reaction to negative customer feedback
• How well did the candidate handle deadlines on short notice?
• Professional ethics: How does candidate deal with illegal situations(sexual harassment/discrimination or shady business practices)?

• What would candidate’s supervisor say about applicant?
• How did the candidates deal with criticism from their boss?
• How did the candidate feel about unscheduled overtime?
• How did the candidate feel about the superior’s management style?

• Was the candidate well liked by co-workers?
• Was the candidate helpful to colleagues?
• What would co-worker’s say about the candidate?
• Did candiate’s work measure up to employer’s standards?

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