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At Stanford, I studied improv theatre with Patricia Ryan Madson, who has taught everyone from college students to Silicon Valley executives from companies like Google how to tell believable stories.

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Tuesday, September 28, 2010

OTHER TOPICS for BEHAVIORAL QUESTIONS

Adaptability
  • Describe a major change that occurred in a job that you held. How did you adapt to this change?
  • Tell us about a situation in which you had to adjust to changes over which you had no control. How did you handle it?
  • Tell us about a time that you had to adapt to a difficult situation.
Communication strengths and weaknesses
  • Describe a situation when you were able to strengthen a relationship by communicating effectively. What made your communication effective?
  • Describe a situation where you felt you had not communicated well. How did you correct the situation?
  • Describe a time when you were able to effectively communicate a difficult or unpleasant idea to a superior.
  • Give me an example of a time when you were able to successfully communicate with another person, even when that individual may not have personally liked you, or vice versa.
  • How do you go about explaining a complex technical problem to a person who does not understand technical jargon? What approach do you take in communicating with people?
  • Tell us about a time when you had to present complex information. How did you ensure that the other person understood?
  • Tell us about an experience in which you had to speak up in order to be sure that other people knew what you thought or felt.

Detail-Oriented (vs. Big-Picture)
  • Describe a situation where you had the option to leave the details to others or you could take care of them yourself.
  • Do prefer to work with the “big picture” or the “details” of a situation? Give me an example of an experience that illustrates your preference.
Diversity
  • Tell us about a time that you successfully adapted to a culturally different environment.
  • Tell us about a time when you had to adapt to a wide variety of people by accepting/understanding their perspective.
  • Tell us about a time when you made an intentional effort to get to know someone from another culture.
Initiative
  • Give me an example of when you had to go above and beyond the call of duty in order to get a job done.
  • Give me examples of projects/tasks you started on your own.
Persuasion
  • Describe a situation in which you were able to positively influence the actions of others in a desired direction.
  • Describe a situation where you were able to use persuasion to successfully convince someone to see things your way.
  • Have you ever had to persuade a peer or manager to accept an idea that you knew they would not like? Describe the resistance you met and how you overcame it.
Problem Solving
  • Describe the most difficult working relationship you’ve had with an individual. What specific actions did you take to improve the relationship? What was the outcome?
  • Give me an example of a situation where you had difficulties with a team member. What, if anything, did you do to resolve the difficulties?
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