Andthenthisvideo, we'regonnafocusonhowyoucananswercorrectlytoughbehavioralinterviewquestions, and I willgiveyousomeuniqueanswers.
Ifyouhaveaninterviewcomingup, pleasetellmewhatitisinthecommentssectionbelowthevideo, and I willgiveyouforbehavioralquestionsrelativetoyourrolesothatyoucanprepareproperly a cz.
Don't saywhatyouwoulddoin a certainsituation, butsaywhatyou'vealreadydonepreviously.
Solet's starttaking a lookatsomeofthesequestions.
I'lltellyouatsomestageduringthevideo, whereyoucandownload a copyofthese, plusanother 16 behavioralinterviewquestionsandanswers.
Tellmeabout a timewhenyouwentaboveandbeyondwhatwasrequiredatwork.
Thisisbecoming a reallycommonbehavioralinterviewquestionbecause a lotofemployershistwotipsraunchinessallemployeesthattheywanttohiresomeonewhowillgotheextramileforthem.
SoyoucanstandoutfromthecompetitionattheinterviewbydemonstratingYouhave a positiveattitudetoyourworkon, alsobyshowingthatyouhave a willingnesstodoomorthantheaverageemployee.
So a lotofemployerswanttogetmoreoutoftheirstaffonifyou'rewillingtodoomorgoaboveandbeyond, thenthatis a positivething, andit's aneasywaytoshine.
Attheinterview.
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Makesureyoutelltheinterviewplanetyouaresomeonewhowillgladlyhelpoutwhenrequiredandthenprovide a specificexampleofwhenyou'vedonethisin a previousrole.
Solet's take a lookatmysuggestedanswertothisquestion.
Tellmeabouttimewhenyouwentaboveandbeyondwhatwasrequiredatwork, and I'm gonnautilizethestartechnique.
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Inmypreviousjob, mymanagerwaslookingforvolunteerstoworkextrahoursover a fourweekperiodbecauseweneededtoget a particularprojectcompletedreallyquickly.
Sotheimportantthingthereisthatyouvolunteeredtohelpout, andthenyoudidanextrahour a dayfor a fourweekperiod.
Ifyousaidthattomeduringaninterview, I wouldbeimpressedand I wouldthink, Hey, I aminterestedinhiringthispersonbecausethey'rewillingtodomorethanwhattheaverageemployeewoulddo.
Okay, solet's have a lookatanotherquestion.
Tellmeabout a timeyourespondedtofeedbackfromsomeoneelse.
Sotellmeabout a timewhenyourespondedtofeedbackfromsomeoneelsetotipstoanswerthisquestion.
I'vebeenworkingon a taskwithintheofficefor a fewdays, andwhilst I wasmakingsteadyprogress, I feltthatway I wasapproachingthejobcouldbeimproved.
So I decidedtospeakto a moreseniormemberofthecompanytoOscarifshehadanytipsonhowtoapproachthetalksdifferently.
Afterreviewingwhat I wasdoing, shemade a coupleofsuggestionsforimprovement, whicharegladlytookonboard.
Now, afterusingthenewapproachtoworkingonthetask, myproductivityincreasedsignificantly, and I completedthetaskwellaheadofscheduleandalsoto a muchbetterstandard.
Then, if I'd havecarriedonutilizingmyoldapproach.
I amsomeonewhowilltakeonboardfeedbackas a C.
Continuousimprovementisanimportantpartofbeing a productiveemployee.
That's a rocksolidanswertothatquestion, butmoreimportantly, youweretheonewhosoughttothefeedback.
I lookedatthissituationasanopportunitytodevelopmymultitaskingskills.
Andso I tookontwospecificprojectsoneoftheteammembershadbeenworkingon, inadditiontomyownworldload.
Toprioritizethetasks, I drewup a listofworkandtossthatneededtobedoneandbywhichtimeanddatearethenplaced a priorityordernumbernexttoeachtaskfrom 1 to 5 nowfivebeingthelowestprioritytaskandonebeingthehighestpriorityandthenstartedworkingthrougheachtaskinorderofprioritymakingsure I workedstrictlytothedeadline's requiredwhereneeded.
I wouldstaybehindafternormalhourstoensurethecompletiondateswillnotmissed.
I feel I am a competent, multitaskerandcanbereliedupontotakeonlotsofprojectsandtaskwhilstensuringthereallcompletedtothestandardsneededtoanothersolid, specificresponsetothattoughbehavioralquestion.
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Theanswerstoallofthequestionsonthe I feelwillcomeupduringyourinterview.
Let's take a lookatwhatgivenexampleof a goalyoudidn't achieveandhowyouhandledit.
So, givenexampleof a goalyoudidnotachieveandhowyouhandledittotips, somepeoplebelievethebestanswertothisdifficultbehavioralquestionistosayyou'veneverfailedtomeetyourgoals.
Youshouldanalyzeyourworkperformancewith a viewtoimprovingforthenexttimeyouworkon a specifictask, a projectorago.
Sohere's a reallygoodanswertothesequestions.
In a previousrole, I hadbeenworkinghardtogainaninternalpromotion.
Now, tomeetthedemandsofthenewrole, I spenttimestudyingrelevanttrainingcourseson, alsoshadowedmylinemanagerforfourweekstofindoutwhatittakestoperformtheroletothestandardsneeded.
Onthedayofmypromotioninto, I felt I hadperformedreallygood, and I answeredallofthequestionsrequiredNow, unfortunately, aftertheinterview, myseniormanagerinformedme I wasnotsuccessful.
Thefeedback I receivedwasbasedonthefacttheyfelt I neededmoretimeinmycurrentrole, andtherewere a numberofskills I stillneededtodevelopnow, although I didn't achievemygoal, I lookedupontheexperienceis a positiveoneon I tookonboardmyseniormanagerscommentsandworkedhardtoimproveforthenextroundofpromotions.
12 monthslater, I hadthechancetogoover a motionagain, andthistime I wassuccessful.