What is and Why should I care about Behavioral Interviewing?
Throughout the years, hiring manages have used all types of techniques to eliminate candidates in an attempt to decide who is best competent for a job. A great deal has changed from the days when the job interviewers could ask anything they wanted to. With changes in laws regarding inequity, etc, new types were developed to form an opinion on candidates. One of those techniques is called “Behavioral Style” interviewing and the truth is that candidates may not even know when behavioral interviewing is being used. The question you may be asking yourself is “What is behavioral interviewing and should I really care about it?” This method of interviewing uncovers pertinent information about the candidate’s past work performance and behavior. The keyword is “pertinent”, meaning, how you reacted to particular past work situations as the same situations may occur in the job that you are interviewing for. This method provides insight for the job interviewers on your past behaviors as they can a
