Situational Interviews
16-1. How can you prepare for a situational or behavioral interview if you have no experience with the job for which you are interviewing? 2
Behavioral and situational interviews are very similar, a behavioral interview is when you are asked questions about past experiences you have had and how you handled them. A Thill and Bovee stated “common behavioral questions address decision making, communication skills, dealing with uncooperative team members, or handling heavy workloads” (2009). The best way to prepare for a behavioral interview is to think about past experiences and how you dealt with them. Situational interviews include hypothetical questions partaining to the job, the best way to prepare for thase are by researching the position
you are allpying for (Thill & Bovee, 2009).
16-2. If you lack one important qualification for a job but have made it past the initial screening stage, how should you prepare to handle this issue during the next round of interviews? Explain your answer. 3 If you lack one important qualification for a job but have made it past the first stage of the interview process the first thing you should do is know exactly what the missing qualification is and have a plan of how you can over come not having it. Another thing you can do is realize that you have probably made it this far because you do have a quality they like so you should focus on how to showcase your best qualities without seeming cocky.
16-3. What should you do if your mind goes blank after an interviewer asks you a question? 4 If your mind goes blank after an interviewer asks a question then you need to stop and take a deep breath. Usually your mind goes blank when you are nervos so if you pause and gather your thoughts then you can stead your nerves and be able to answer the questions (Thill & Bovee, 2009)
Behavioral and situational interviews are very similar, a behavioral interview is when you are asked questions about past experiences you have had and how you handled them. A Thill and Bovee stated “common behavioral questions address decision making, communication skills, dealing with uncooperative team members, or handling heavy workloads” (2009). The best way to prepare for a behavioral interview is to think about past experiences and how you dealt with them. Situational interviews include hypothetical questions partaining to the job, the best way to prepare for thase are by researching the position
you are allpying for (Thill & Bovee, 2009).
16-2. If you lack one important qualification for a job but have made it past the initial screening stage, how should you prepare to handle this issue during the next round of interviews? Explain your answer. 3 If you lack one important qualification for a job but have made it past the first stage of the interview process the first thing you should do is know exactly what the missing qualification is and have a plan of how you can over come not having it. Another thing you can do is realize that you have probably made it this far because you do have a quality they like so you should focus on how to showcase your best qualities without seeming cocky.
16-3. What should you do if your mind goes blank after an interviewer asks you a question? 4 If your mind goes blank after an interviewer asks a question then you need to stop and take a deep breath. Usually your mind goes blank when you are nervos so if you pause and gather your thoughts then you can stead your nerves and be able to answer the questions (Thill & Bovee, 2009)