Introduction to the importance of Leadership Interview.

Grokking the Behavioral Interview Course Overview.

Importance of Behavioral Round.

Preparation of question using STAR.

Patterns of Behavioral.

Importance of Behavioral Rounds and doing research about the organization values.

Everyone is an interviewer. Use good manners! Being polite is consistent with being polished and professional. Elevate your speech to include regular use of please, thank you, you’re welcome, and excuse me. Say yes instead of yeah.

When someone asks, How are you?, reply with good eye contact, a smile, and a positive statement.

Everyone you interact is an interviewer.

Everyone you encounter, by phone or in-person, could be evaluating you as a candidate. When a decision is being made, you never know which interaction will tip the scales; anyone from recruiters to parking attendants could impact whether or not you’re hired.

Be kind to everyone.

Purpose of the Behavoiral Interview. Past behavior is a predictor of future behavior. They want to know about you. They might prioritize self-awareness, growth mindset, ambition, humility, comfort with ambiguity, or risk tolerance.

Whether you will be pioneering a new role or backfilling an existing one, the interviewer knows more about the job than you do. They also know more about the existing team and organization. Therefore, they may be listening for certain capabilities and behaviors that will be more likely to make a new hire successful.

Preparing Doing Homework.

Research about the organization and job description.

Research the organization, study the values that the organization rests their laurels on, and practice how you’re going to respond.

Research the organization - While researching, look for information on the industry, competitors, market share, products and services, and brand.

Information like the organization’s mission statement, history, products, services, management, and culture will all be present on their website. Make sure that you pay special attention to the tone of what is present on the website as well as the word choice; it will give you a good idea of how the organization communicates and how productive you would be in such a setting.

Reviewing the News.

The more you know about an organization, the better you will be able to tailor your responses to them. When you are up to date on organization activity, you will stand out as an invested potential employee.

Research beforehand, every little bit will help your responses to be applicable. It will also help you as you begin to plan which experiences and past successes or failures you want to highlight at the time of the interview.

Think about the situations like.

Product announcements. Changes in senior leadership. Shifts from private to public. Research breakthroughs.

Review the job posting - Does the role require you to be self-directed and work autonomously? Does the role require teamwork? Is it a leadership position? Interviewer might not be introduced with the job posting. Side thing always give relevant experience and put yourself as someone who learns new things, work hard and learns from mistakes.

List Organization Values.

Keep track of your research findings, you will need to refer to them later.

Question to ask to understand the organization values.

What industry does the organization operate in?

Who are the competitors?

What share of the market do they have?

What are the aspects of their brand? Do they have a logo? Colors? Tagline(s)?

What is their mission and values?

What are the most important products and services?

What do customers say?

Is this an old industry or new industry?

What is the size of the industry with respect to the national or global economy?

Does the organization compete on price or quality?

How do they differentiate their products or services?

Interviewers will listen for the words used in organizations’ values statements in your answers. Refer to this list as you practice answers to behavioral questions.

Practice.

Given a example of Starbucks values and find the right answer. Our Values.

With our partners, our coffee, and our customers at our core, we live these values:

Creating a culture of warmth and belonging where everyone is welcome.

Delivering our very best in all we do, holding ourselves accountable for results.

Acting with courage, challenging the status quo and finding new ways to grow our company and each other.

Being present, connecting with transparency, dignity, and respect.We are performance-driven, through the lens of humanity.

Choose a list of words you could use to show that you share these Starbucks values. Notice that all of the words are positive attributes, but one set is best:

A) Competitive, analytical, self-directed.

B) Transparent, respectful, open, and friendly.

C) Independent, efficient, data-driven.

D) Ambitious, professional, determined.

Answer - B.