Behavioral Interviewing Guide for Early Career Candidates.pdf
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2. Behavioral Interview Guide: Early Career Job Candidates
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Purpose of this Guide....................................................................................................................................2
Section 1: Why and How to Conduct a Behavioral Interview.......................................................................3
Why is Interviewing Important? ...............................................................................................................3
Why use Behavioral Interviewing? ...........................................................................................................3
What Should We Be Looking for in Candidates? ......................................................................................4
How do I Write Behavioral Interview Questions?.....................................................................................6
Using the STAR Model...........................................................................................................................6
How do I Create Rating Scales?.................................................................................................................6
Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scales (BARS) ........................................................................................7
How Do I Conduct a Behavioral Interview? ..............................................................................................8
Selecting Interviewers...........................................................................................................................8
Opening the Interview ..........................................................................................................................9
Asking Behavioral Interview Questions ................................................................................................9
Taking Notes .......................................................................................................................................10
Closing the Interview ..........................................................................................................................11
Section 2: Sample Behavioral Interview Questions ....................................................................................12
Targeted Competency: Ethical Practice.................................................................................................13
Targeted Competency: Leadership & Navigation..................................................................................24
Targeted Competency: Business Acumen..............................................................................................36
Targeted Competency: Consultation .....................................................................................................42
Targeted Competency: Critical Evaluation.............................................................................................47
Targeted Competency: Communication................................................................................................59
Targeted Competency: Global & Cultural Effectiveness........................................................................67
Targeted Competency: Relationship Management...............................................................................75
Section 3: What to do After Conducting a Behavioral Interview................................................................87
Interviewer Debrief Meetings.................................................................................................................87
Making and Documenting the Final Hiring Decision...............................................................................88
Appendix A: Question & Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scale Template ................................................. A-1
Appendix B: Additional Competency-based Behavioral Interview Questions...........................................B-1