Behavioral Interview Questions Flashcards

Tell me about yourself

What is your greatest strength? Tell a story that shows your strength.

What is your greatest weakness? Tell a story that shows a weakness and how you remedied that weakness.

Why should we hire you?

Why do you want to work here?

Tell me about a time you showed leadership.

Tell me about a time you were successful on a team.

What would your co-workers say about you?

Why do you want to leave your current position?

Describe your most challenging project.

Tell me about something you've accomplished that you are proud of.

Can you explain your employment gap?

What do you like to do outside of work?

Tell me about a time you had to manage conflicting priorities.

Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

Describe your leadership style.

Tell me about a time you failed or made a mistake.

Tell me about a time you worked with a difficult person.

Tell me about a time you had to persuade someone.

Tell me about a time you created a goal and achieved it.

Tell me about a time you surpassed people's expectations.

Tell me about a time you had to handle pressure.

Tell me about a time you had to learn something quickly.

Do you have any questions for me?

Describe a time when you set your sights too high (or too low).

Give an example of an important goal that you set in the past. Did you succeed in reaching your goal?

Tell me about the most competitive work situation you've ever been in. How did you do working there?

What was your professional ambition in college? How and why has it changed since then?

Tell me about a project that required absolute attention to detail.

Tell me about a time when you found a mistake made by a colleague.

Share a time when you found out you made a mistake that no one else noticed. Did you fix it?

Tell me about a situation where attention to detail was either important or unimportant to accomplishing the task.

Describe a situation when you were able to strengthen a relationship by communicating effectively.

Describe a time when you were able to communicate a difficult or unpleasant idea to your boss.

Share a time when you had to pass along bad news to a client or customer.

Give an example of a time when you had to present complex information to others.

Discuss an important written document you were required to complete.

Share a time when you had to present or speak in front of a large audience.

Tell me about a time you didn't have enough resources to complete a project. What did you do?

Share a specific situation when you came up with an out-of-the-box solution to a problem.

Share an example of when you adopted a new technology or business practice into your organization.

Give an example of a time when you had to conform to a policy with which you did not agree.

Describe a time when you had to tell your boss 'no.'

Describe a time when you didn't feel like you were being listened to by your boss.

Tell me about a situation when you didn't listen to your boss. What was the situation?

Tell me about the best supervisor you ever had.

Share an example of a time when you had to implement someone else's idea.

Can you share an example of when you had to manage-up with your boss?

Tell me about a time when you had too many things to do and you had to prioritize your tasks.

Describe a time when your manager gave you too much work to complete in the time available.

How do you determine priorities in scheduling your time? Give an example.

Have you ever been given a last minute project?

How did you prioritize your time and organize to complete the task?

Tell me about a time when you developed a comprehensive plan—either for a specific project or an organization at-large.

Describe a time when a plan you developed did not play out as expected.

Share a time when you had to modify or adapt a plan in the middle of execution.

Describe the best project you ever worked on. What made it successful?

Tell me about two improvements you have made in the last six months.

Tell me about a time when you had to go above and beyond the call of duty in order to get a job done.

Give me an example of a time when you set a goal and were able to meet or achieve it.

Give me an example of a time when you tried to accomplish something and failed.

Describe a time you had to overcome a major obstacle.

What was the best idea you came up with at your last job?

Tell me about a time when you had to deal with a sudden unplanned problem, delay, or issue with a project. How did you respond?

Describe a project or situation that demonstrates your analytical abilities.

Give me a specific example of a time when you used good judgment and logic in solving a problem.

Give me an example of a time when you used your fact-finding skills to solve a problem.

Share a situation when you had to deal with conflicting information.

Tell me about a time when you missed an obvious solution to a problem.

Tell me about a time when you had to make a decision about something outside of your expertise. What process did you use in your decision-making?

Tell me about a time when you had to use your presentation skills to influence someone's opinion.

Give an example of a time when you converted someone who might not have liked you into a friend or ally.

Tell me about a time you 'cold called' someone. How did you build trust with that person?

Tell me about the biggest work-related setback you've ever had. How did you deal with it?

Tell me about a time when your supervisor really didn't like the work you did. How did you respond?

Share a situation in which you felt like you were in a professional crisis. How did you fix things?

Share a time when you had to bounce back from a disappointment.

Give an example of how you worked on a team.

What is your typical way of dealing with conflict? Give me an example.

Describe a situation in which you were able to use persuasion to successfully convince someone to see things your way.

Tell me about a time you were able to deal with another person even when that individual may not have personally liked you (or vice versa).

Discuss a time when you had to partner with people who had different work or leadership styles.

Share a time when you didn't feel like your ideas were being taken seriously by the team. What did you do to remedy the situation?

Tell me about a time when you helped a coworker with a project or problem.

Tell me about a time when you had to ask a coworker for help.