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Interview for a senior BA position |
| Message Name: |
S-A-R |
| Date Posted: |
02/26/2006 |
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bp76:
Thank you for your advice. I completely appreciate your feedback regarding the case interviews. Even though I have been told not to worry too much about the behavioral interview, like you, I too am pretty nervous about them!
Would it be asking for a lot if you could share some of the questions that you faced during the behavioral interview? I will really appreciate the help.
On a side note I had an informational interview with the hiring manager yesterday over the phone that did not go too well. My questions were not deep enough and my responses to the couple of questions he threw at me were pretty shallow too. Earlier I was told by the recruiter to be prepared for an onsite interview next week. I am worried they will change their mind after my last conversation!
Thanks for all your help.
Gary |
| Message: |
The key to aceing the behavioral interview is to keep the following in mind:
S = Situation, A = Action, R = Result.
So when they ask you something like: "Tell me about a time when you..." They are expecting you to explain the situtation, tell them what actions you took to resolve the situation, and what was the result. And the result should to be quantifiable.
If your "Result" is to just say.. "uh... then everything was okay..", without explaining the outcome (example: "how was it okay? Did your manager implement your idea? Did it boost productivity or revenue? Did the idea flop? If so, did you learn why it flopped?"), you will score low on the interview.
The interviewer is looking for specific behaviors in your explaination that relate to the role you're applying for. For example, your role may require critical thinking, teamwork, ability to learn from mistakes, professionalism, ability to influence others (a required skill the higher up the ladder you go), etc.
The more desired behaviors you illustrate in your answer, the higher your score. And no matter what the situation, always try to put a positive spin on it. And quatify your result.
Google "behavioral interviews" for other resources. (I would post a direct link to one, but it may be misconstrued as spam)
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