Tell Me About Yourself

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Tell Me About Yourself

• I am a people person
• I am a hard worker
• I am a quick study
• I am dependable
• I am a team player

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Boiled DownThe Basics of Behavioral Interviewing

• Sara Stein Koch, Director UMCC

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Agenda

• Review interviewing outcomes
• Learn the behavioral interviewing method
• Practice the method

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Three types of Data

• Work/ Educational
• Specific experiences
• Interests and desires

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Behavioral Interviewing Belief

• Past behavior
• predicts future behavior.

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Behavioral Interview Questions

• Are
• Open ended
• Based on personal experience
• Related to a dimension or competency
• Seek recent examples
• Ask for positive and negative examples
• Are Not theoretical or hypothetical

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Dimensions

• Competencies skill sets
• EX Integrity- maintaining and promoting social
  and ethical norms in conducting activities.
• EX Teamwork- working effectively with group or
  those outside formal lines of authority

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The model

• Situation
• Or Task
• Action
• Result

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Integrity

• Question
• Tell me about a time when a manager/ supervisor
  or peer asked you to do something inappropriate.
  How did you respond?
• OR
• Some companies do not mind employees using office
  equipment for personal reasons. Tell me about an
  experience you have had with this.

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Teamwork

• Question
• Tell me about a time a peer/ team mate disagreed
  with your ideas or actions.
• OR
• Describe a situation where you were able to help
  out a peer or team member.

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Getting the S.T.A.R.

• False Stars
• Vague, opinion or theoretical
• Partial Stars
• Missing results or action

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Evaluating the S.T.A.R.
similarity
impact
recency
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Debrief
What questions do you have?