Some say that past behavior dictates future performance. With that in mind here are a few behavioral based interview questions so you can recruit and hire the best employees. These questions are to serve as a guide to help develop an interview process that which targets specific technical and performance skill requirements. Here are more favorites;
In your current position, what type of decisions do you make without consulting your boss?
Describe a time in which you felt it was necessary to modify or change your actions in order to respond to the needs of another person.
Give me an example of a time when you had to carefully analyze another person or a situation in order to be effective in guiding your action or decision.
Tell me of a time when an upper-level decision or policy change help up your work. What did you do?
Give me an example of a specific occasion in which you conformed with a policy with which you did not agree.
Describe a situation in which you felt it necessary to be very attentive and vigilant to your environment.
Give me an example of a problem which you faced on any job you have had and tell me how you went about solving it.
Describe a time on any job which you’ve held in which you were faced with problems or stresses which tested your coping skills. What did you do?
Give me an example of how you dealt with a poor performer in the past.
What has been your experience in dealing with the poor performance of a subordinate? Give me an example.
Give me an example of a time in which you had to use your fact finding skills to gain information for solving a problem – then tell me how you analyzed the information to come to a decision.
