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Top Seven Behavior-based Interview Questions By Michael Pate, M.A., Organizational Psychologist in South Dakota & Guest Author at ILostMyJob.com These question types are great because you have the opportunity to tell interviewers what you have actually done in a specific situation and the positive effects that your actions have had, rather than telling them what you might have done. However, these questions also require a different approach compared to typical theoretical interview questions.
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  written by Sue Nixson, August 06, 2010
Thanks, very insightful. Shows how you need to "get inside the head" of the interviewer and start to think like them ... anticipating what kinds of answers that they need/want to hear.
 written by Mike Pate, August 06, 2010
Thanks for the comment and compliment!
Regarding your observation that it's important to "get inside the head" of interviewers, you're very right! Since interviews are about showing how your skills and abilities mesh with the opening's duties and responsibilities, it's extremely important to phrase your answers in a way that interviewers understand and are looking for in candidate responses.
 written by Irfan, August 06, 2010
Is there any ther approach of question. Did you ever made a mistake?
Your article is nice and practical
 written by Susan Knutson, August 19, 2010
I've only recently had to start interviewing potential teachers, and these questions helped me think of better interview questions, adapted for my profession. Thanks!
 written by Vicki, September 15, 2010
This fits in with my recent blog on interviewing. I have posted a link to cross reference. My blog can be found at http://professionalprojectserv...09/03/44/.
 written by Julie Larson, September 23, 2010
I was recently asked by an interviewer to, "Give me one reason I should hire you, and one reason I should not hire you." I had no problem with part one, but I honestly think I talked him out of hiring me on part two! What would be a good response to this type of interview question?
 written by Kasandra Krosby, December 06, 2010
Thank you. This was very insightful. It made me think of situaitons and I was able to go through each question and write down my responses ahead of time. Questions and answers I'll be able to refer back to time and time again.
Much appreciated.
 written by Michael Rowley, January 10, 2011
Great article... and summary of some of the more popular questions you will see in an interview.
I was fortunate enough at my last job to go thru "interview Architect" by Lominger that provides you with a set of questions and standards answers for all of these plus more. Preparing for all of these questions ahead of time, and being 100% honest is the best solution to finding a job
 written by Elizabeth Long, January 12, 2012
Wonderful article! As I was reading the questions, I was formulating my own answers based on my work experiences. I believe I will be better able to handle an interview with similar questions based on my ability to respond to these questions. Thanks in advance for your help!
 written by HeatherD70, January 23, 2012
Thanks for this article. Agree with Michael Rowley that Lominger is an excellent resource. They also have a book and related materials calld FYI (For Your Improvement) that are fantastic for leadership and personal development.
To Julie re: "Why I should NOT hire you," I think a good response would be a weakness that could be detrimental to the position, but something that you have been improving upon or something you can put a plan in place to handle. For example, if you lack experience in the industry, but have recently joined an industry association and have made ? number of professional contacts already that you can go to for advice. Or you tend to get carried away with a great creative idea and fail to see the pitfalls or get management buy-in first, but you have recently developed a checklist for yourself for evaluating and implementing all ideas so that you do not miss key pieces along the way.
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