Whats behind behavioural interviews?
Good behavioural interviews are put together after careful on the job research. The recruiter “benchmarks” top performers in a role, isolates in detail the competencies required to perform that role, then writes questions to allow the interviewee demonstrate those competencies. How are you assessed in a behavioural interview? You are judged on the “quality” of the example you provide. Under each competency there’s a set of behaviours that the recruiter will mentally, if not physically, be ticking off as you answer each question. You may be asked the same question in different ways to verify that your skills are well developed and that you’ve used them consistently.
