Behavioral Questions

In this part of the interview, the interviewer will want to know how you behave under certain situations based on your past experience by asking questions of the type:

• “Tell me about a time when...”

• “Give me an example of...”

• “Have you ever...”

• “Describe an instance where you’ve had to...”

Some complete examples:

• Tell me about a time when you were faced with a problem that had a number of possible solutions. What was the problem and how did you determine the course of action? What was the outcome of that choice?

• When did you take a risk, make a mistake, or fail? How did you respond, and how did you grow from that experience?

• Describe a time you took the lead on a project.

• What did you do when you needed to motivate a group of individuals or promote collaboration on a particular project?

• How have you leveraged data to develop a strategy?

Tips to answer behavioral questions effectively

• Use the STAR method to answer the questions.

• Take a look at this greater list of example questions: The 30 most common Software Engineer behavioral interview questions | Tech Interview Handbook.

• Prepare your answers to the most popular questions. Do not memorize, but remember the situation you want to present on that specific question.

• Be mindful of the time you use to answer each question, try to avoid redundancy.