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JOBTALKSJOBTALKS
MORE THAN A GUT FEELING
Indiana UniversityKelley School of BusinessC. Randall Powell, Ph.D
Contents used in this presentation are adapted from Career Planning Strategies and used with the permission of the author.
Behavior Interviews: More Behavior Interviews: More than a Gut Feeling???than a Gut Feeling???
How Do Interviewers Make How Do Interviewers Make
ObjectiveObjective Employee Employee
Selection Decisions?Selection Decisions?
OR OR
Is The Judgment a Is The Judgment a GutGut Decision? Decision?
future behavior on the job can future behavior on the job can be anticipated by previous be anticipated by previous
behaviorbehavior
interviewers target questions interviewers target questions
zeroing in on your past actionszeroing in on your past actions
there’s always a crowd of candidates…there’s always a crowd of candidates…
…….how can .how can youyou stand out stand out as the best choice?as the best choice?
through a glass darklythrough a glass darkly
help the interviewer see you clearlyhelp the interviewer see you clearly
the sounds of silence…the sounds of silence…
no one has an immediate answer for no one has an immediate answer for everythingeverything
contrarian strategycontrarian strategy
interviewers often probe to get a negative viewinterviewers often probe to get a negative view
allude to minor negatives in your answers to avoid thisallude to minor negatives in your answers to avoid this
The Big Three……The Big Three……
There are three questions There are three questions that seem to be the that seem to be the most difficult to most difficult to answer…..answer…..
“Describe your weaknesses.”
“Tell us about yourself.”
“Tell us about a mistake you have made.”
Tell them about yourself and pre-empt….Tell them about yourself and pre-empt….
If you get the generic “Tell us about yourself” If you get the generic “Tell us about yourself” question early in the interview – use it to question early in the interview – use it to pre-empt later focus on the negative.pre-empt later focus on the negative.
““That which doesn’t kill us makes That which doesn’t kill us makes us stronger.”us stronger.”
In response to a “weakness” or “mistake” In response to a “weakness” or “mistake” question, question, ALWAYSALWAYS address the lessons address the lessons or skills you learned….or skills you learned….
current behavior = future behaviorcurrent behavior = future behavior
your interview IS you – will you “fit”?your interview IS you – will you “fit”?
Who are you…you, you, you, you?Who are you…you, you, you, you?
they really wanna’ know….they really wanna’ know….
the gestaltthe gestalt
professional look and mannerprofessional look and manner real examples of past behaviorreal examples of past behavior actions and words in the interviewactions and words in the interview
EVALUATION EVALUATION QUESTIONSQUESTIONS
USE:USE:a. Strongly Agreea. Strongly Agreeb. Agreeb. Agreec. Disagreec. Disagreed. Strongly Disagreed. Strongly Disagreee. Don’t Knowe. Don’t Know
1.I found the presentation material easy to understand.
2. This session increased my knowledge on the subject presented.
3. I will be able to use some of the information from this session in the future.
4. The presenter was well prepared for this session.
5. This presentation should be repeated in future semesters.