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Many employers have switched to the "situation-based" questions such as, "tell me about a time when you faced a stressful situation and how you handled that situation..."
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
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Yes, this was the only method we were allowed to use. Actually had a couple days of training on how to conduct these types of interviews. Excellent way to separate those who have done from those who can talk a good line.
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
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Good information and something everyone looking for a job should be aware of. However from the interviewers perspective you need to beware of providing the "stock" answers to these questions. Once a hiring manager has a few interviews under his/her belt it becomes pretty obvious when someone becomes a talking head when asked these questions. As I posted in another response, the situation based interview is a better way to go and some of the questions listed can actually be worked into that type of interview.
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Maj William W. 'Bill' Price
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Thanks for the post, COL Lee Flemming. Question #6 has a flip side (for those that haven't changed companies frequently): why do you want to leave? One needs to have a good answer for that query as well.
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