Behavioral Interview Questions: Part 7

Behavioral Interview Questions Answers asked in top companies 


Motivation

• Describe a situation when you were able to have a positive influence on the actions of others.
• Give an example of a time when you went above and beyond the call of duty.
• Give me an example of a time when you went above and beyond the call of duty.
• How would you define "success" for someone in your chosen career?
• Tell us me about an important goal that you set in the past. Were you successful? Why?

Negotiating

• Describe the most challenging negotiation in which you were involved. What did you do? What were the results for you? What were the results for the other party?
• Have you ever been in a situation where you had to bargain with someone? How did you feel about this? What did you do? Give an example.
• How did you prepare for it?
• How did you present your position?
• How did you resolve it?
• Tell us about the last time you had to negotiate with someone.
• What was the most difficult part?

Organizational

• Describe a time when you had to make a difficult choice between your personal and professional life.
• Give me an example of a project that best describes your organizational skills.
• How do you decide what gets top priority when scheduling your time?
• What do you do when your schedule is suddenly interrupted? Give an example.

Performance Management

• Give an example of a time when you helped a staff member accept change and make the necessary adjustments to move forward. What were the change/transition skills that you used.
• Give an example of how you have been successful at empowering either a person or a group of people into accomplishing a task.
• How do you handle a subordinate whose work is not up to expectations?
• How do you coach a subordinate to develop a new skill?
• How do you handle performance reviews? Tell me about a difficult one.
• How often do you discuss a subordinate's performance with him/her? Give an example.
• Tell us about a specific development plan that you created and carried out with one or more of your employees. What was the specific situation? What were the components of the development plan? What was the outcome?
• Tell us about a time when you had to take disciplinary action with someone you supervised.
• Tell us about a time when you had to tell a staff member that you were dissatisfied with his or her work.
• Tell us about a time when you had to use your authority to get something done. Where there any negative consequences?
• There are times when people need extra help. Give an example of when you were able to provide that support to a person with whom you worked.
• What have you done to develop the skills of your staff?
• When do you give positive feedback to people? Tell me about the last time you did. Give an example of how you handle the need for constructive criticism with a subordinate or peer.

at 1/29/2011