Behavioral Interviews:
Why do you want to work here?
What skills do you have that make you a good candidate?
Where do you see yourself in 3 to 5 years?
How would you describe your leadership style?
Tell me a bit about yourself.
What are you passionate about?
What do you think you can offer to <business>? Why should we hire you?
What is your greatest weakness?
What are you main strengths?
What accomplishment are you most proud of?
What relevant experiences do you have?
What are you like when working under pressure?
How has your university experience prepared you for this job?
Your resume says you studied a Bachelor of Information Technology with Majors in Security and Net-Centric computing. How will this help with the role at <business>?
Tell me about you university studies. Why did you decided to study a Bachelor of Information Technology?
What specific goals have you established for your career?


Describe a time where you led a team and what was the result.
Describe a time where you demonstrated strong problem solving skills.
Describe a time where you had to work in a team but encountered a challenge or conflict.
Describe a time where you working in a team and experience conflict with a group member.
Give an example of how you set goals and achieve them.
Describe a time where you came up with a plan quickly to solve a problem.
Describe a time where you had to adapt to changes beyond your control.
Tell me about a time you had to quickly adjust your work priorities to meet changing demands.
Describe a time when you had to deal with a change in process. What did you do to adapt?
Tell about a time when you changed or altered a decision as a result of a different point of view. What occurred that made you re-evaluate the decision?
Describe a time where you led a change effort.
Provide an example of a time when you had to take action and didn’t have enough time to prepare as much as you would like. How did you adapt to this situation?
Describe a time where you had to deal with a difficult customer.
What has been your biggest mistake and what did you learn from it?
Describe a time where you had to juggle multiple tasks and competing deadlines.
Describe a time where you had to persuade a group member to come around to your view.
Explain an instance where you have had to relay complex information to a diverse audience.
Describe a time where you were under pressure to achieve results quickly.
Describe a time where you had no control over a circumstance under pressure.
Tell me about a time when you were on a team and a member wasn’t pulling his or her weight.
Tell me about a time when you had originally made a decision on something but then had to change your stance to something else pretty quickly.
Tell me about a major problem you have encountered and how you dealt with it.
Describe a time where you showed initiative.
Describe a time where you saw a co-worker doing something illegal or you disagreed with strongly.
Give a time when you went above and beyond the requirements for a project.
Describe a situation in which you had to arrive at a compromise or guide others to a compromise.
Tell me about the last time a customer or co-worker got mad at you.
Tell me about the toughest decision you had to make in the last 6 months.
Describe a time when you were given negative feedback for your work and asked to do things differently. Briefly describe the situation, the actions you took and the outcome.
Describe a situation where you had to overcome a number of obstacles to achieve an objective.
Have you ever anticipated a difficult situation before it arose? Describe the situation, the action you took and the outcome.
Tell me about a time where you went above and beyond for a customer.
Tell me about a time where you were right and you still had to follow directions or guidelines.
Tell me about a time your workday ended before you were able to get everything done.
Describe a situation where you disagreed with a supervisor.
In a supervisory or group leader role, have you ever had to discipline or counsel an employee or group member? What was the nature of the discipline? What steps did you take?
Please describe a time when you had to work through a complex situation you had no control over. What actions did you take to achieve a positive result?
Describe a team project you have been involved in. Who were the team members? What role did you take? What were the results?
Tell me about a time when you had to reach a goal, but you had many other competing deadlines and objectives making it difficult to achieve.