Jeff Su: How to answer Behavioral Interview Questions | Sample Answers

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In this video I share how to answer behavioral interview questions and provide sample answers using the STAR format. Furthermore, I show you how to tweak the strong but overused STAR format and to help your answers stand out! Answering behavioral interview questions shouldn’t be hard or daunting; you should be able to prepare truthful and memorable answers to behavioral interview questions in order to leave a strong impression. Here you will learn a simple three step process from finding real behavioral interview question examples to answering them in a natural and confident manner. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Intro 00:59 How to build up a real behavioral interview question bank 03:28 How to use 1 experience to answer multiple behavioral questions truthfully 08:46 Tweak your “STAR” format to come off as more natural and confident 10:54 Bonus tip! 12:29 Bloopers

VIDEO CONTENT Step #1: Find common behavioral questions for the company you’re interviewing with So I’m honestly surprised this is not more of a thing. Have you ever cheated on a test by taking a look at the questions beforehand? Well Glassdoor is like doing that, but for interviews. If you know what you’re looking for and what filters to use, Glassdoor can be a goldmine of information for interview candidates. What is a behavioral interview? Behavioral interview questions usually start with "Tell me about a time when..." or "Name a time that...". And the purpose of Glassdoor is to find as many behavioral questions as possible, and these questions are more universal regardless of the specific role. Behavioral questions asked for a product specialist may very well be the same questions asked for an account manager. Step #2: Prepare for behavioral interviews by using 1 story to answer different behavioral questions Here’s my hack: First, structure one of your experiences using the STAR method Then, decide which behavioral questions this experience can potentially answer and “match” them together Pick one part of the experience to highlight that would fit the question best. Let’s dive into an example I used when I was first interviewed with Google Situation - Developed an onboarding program for external client Task - Decided to create a similar onboarding program internally for new joiners Action - Had to convince other consultants to give up their time to be trainers Result - A standardized onboarding program twice a year, cut down on training and ramp up time So, how can I leverage this one experience to answer multiple behavioral questions truthfully? Let’s jump back to the 10 behavioral questions we found and see which ones match up best. Tell me about a time you showed leadership Tell me about a time when you pushed through opposition Tell me about a time you influenced other stakeholders Step #3: Do not actually use the words “Situation, Task, Action, Result” in your answer This is a simple but important one. You might have noticed the STAR format is pretty mechanical. It’s a great structure, but you’re not going to be able to differentiate yourself from everyone else who is also using the same format Instead of saying “situation”, say one of the following - Ah that reminds me of the time when | Project X is a good example of this | So during my time at… Instead of saying “task” - I was responsible for | The objective of the project was | We were trying to achieve… Instead of saying “action” - I first did X, then Y, and finally Z Instead of saying “result” - I was able to achieve | The feedback we received was | In the end