The interview begins like any other, exchanged pleasantries and then the interviewer starts asking really strange, specific questions. “Give me a specific example of a time when you didn’t meet a deadline.” Your mind races for an example which answers the question and then turns that failure into a success as suggested by your highly regarded interviewing book. The problem is that your outdated book taught you how to interview for traditional interviews-not behavioral (competency-based) interviews.  (more…)

The interview begins like any other, exchanged pleasantries and then the interviewer starts asking really strange, specific questions. “Give me a specific example of a time when you didn’t meet a deadline.” Your mind races for an example which answers the question and then turns that failure into a success as suggested by your highly regarded interviewing book. The problem is that your outdated book taught you how to interview for traditional interviews-not behavioral (competency-based) interviews. (more…)