Comments on: Google Guy: Ace the behavioral interview http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/13/google-guy-ace-the-behavioural-interview/ Advice at the intersection of work and life Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:18:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: 9 Steps for Controlling Help Desk Turnover | CallCenterBestPractices.com http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/13/google-guy-ace-the-behavioural-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-260750 9 Steps for Controlling Help Desk Turnover | CallCenterBestPractices.com Thu, 22 Sep 2011 01:10:29 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/13/google-guy-ace-the-behavioural-interview/#comment-260750 [...] International Golden GroupAuthorsHow to Design a Customer Touch Program9 Steps for ControllBloggingGoogle Guy: Ace the behavioral interview if (top!=self) { window.location = [...] [...] International Golden GroupAuthorsHow to Design a Customer Touch Program9 Steps for ControllBloggingGoogle Guy: Ace the behavioral interview if (top!=self) { window.location = [...]

]]> By: hamburg114 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/13/google-guy-ace-the-behavioural-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-257245 hamburg114 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 00:26:54 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/13/google-guy-ace-the-behavioural-interview/#comment-257245 Hi I read this post 2 times. It is very useful. Pls try to keep posting. Let me show other source that may be good for community. Source: <a href="http://interviewquestionsandanswers.biz/behavioral-interview-questions/" rel="nofollow">Behavioral interview questions</a> Best regards Jonathan. Hi

I read this post 2 times. It is very useful.

Pls try to keep posting.

Let me show other source that may be good for community.

Source: Behavioral interview questions

Best regards
Jonathan.

]]> By: Me http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/13/google-guy-ace-the-behavioural-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-229089 Me Thu, 24 Jun 2010 17:41:09 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/13/google-guy-ace-the-behavioural-interview/#comment-229089 So glad i found this article. I am an attorney and I have a two hour behavioral interview tomorrow. There will be five questions. The articles states the candidate should be brief (for the most part). Is there a disadvantage with the situation describe above...5 questions...2 hours? So glad i found this article. I am an attorney and I have a two hour behavioral interview tomorrow. There will be five questions. The articles states the candidate should be brief (for the most part). Is there a disadvantage with the situation describe above…5 questions…2 hours?

]]> By: Nilname http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/13/google-guy-ace-the-behavioural-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-228811 Nilname Tue, 15 Jun 2010 19:10:42 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/13/google-guy-ace-the-behavioural-interview/#comment-228811 I really liked Jason's article and additions by Penelope and others. I have a forthcoming competency based behavioral interview scheduled over phone. Isn't any interview competency based? Else, is this "competency based" approach a variation of the behavioral interview? If so, how is it different? I have another issue. The job is a development job so not so much product oriented but program development, strategic planning, and impact. Given that how do I prepare an exhaustive list of competencies/skills that the interviewer will question me about - so that I can perhaps prepare a bit for SARI approach? I realize that the last mail in this thread was posted last year. I am hopeful may be Jason, Penny are still available? Any response will be most helpful I really liked Jason's article and additions by Penelope and others. I have a forthcoming competency based behavioral interview scheduled over phone. Isn't any interview competency based? Else, is this "competency based" approach a variation of the behavioral interview? If so, how is it different?

I have another issue. The job is a development job so not so much product oriented but program development, strategic planning, and impact. Given that how do I prepare an exhaustive list of competencies/skills that the interviewer will question me about – so that I can perhaps prepare a bit for SARI approach?

I realize that the last mail in this thread was posted last year. I am hopeful may be Jason, Penny are still available? Any response will be most helpful

]]> By: Carl http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/13/google-guy-ace-the-behavioural-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-217246 Carl Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:11:57 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/13/google-guy-ace-the-behavioural-interview/#comment-217246 I think perhaps some replying here are missing the point of Jason's article and all the other great points that others have contributed. It's NOT how to pick the best candidate by using the behavioral interviewing technique. It's how to be the one that got selected by separating yourself when the interviewing method involves behavioral examples. I found this article to be tremendously helpful and have shared it with many others who feel the same way. Argue the merits of behavioral interviewing all you want (and I do believe that in many circumstances it IS the best method for selecting candidates), but when you're the one answering the questions - I believe you'd do well to study the advice shared here and apply it. Great job Jason, Penny and everyone else...! I think perhaps some replying here are missing the point of Jason's article and all the other great points that others have contributed. It's NOT how to pick the best candidate by using the behavioral interviewing technique. It's how to be the one that got selected by separating yourself when the interviewing method involves behavioral examples. I found this article to be tremendously helpful and have shared it with many others who feel the same way. Argue the merits of behavioral interviewing all you want (and I do believe that in many circumstances it IS the best method for selecting candidates), but when you're the one answering the questions – I believe you'd do well to study the advice shared here and apply it. Great job Jason, Penny and everyone else…!

]]> By: Brett Atencio http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/13/google-guy-ace-the-behavioural-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-210881 Brett Atencio Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:25:54 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/13/google-guy-ace-the-behavioural-interview/#comment-210881 I just came back from a nurse job fair in Burbank where there was a speaker on what employers are looking for in nursing candidates. Now I know why in the last 3 job interviews I was asked the most inane/moronic questions I have ever herd in an interview. They were using behavioral interview fad style questions. I could not believe my ears when this CNO speaker of an magnet hospital system was in essence telling me that you must present a good performance of "super nurse" and do what makes the interviewer feel comfortable enough to hire you. This is the most sadist/laziest way to try and figure out who is a good candidate for a job that I have ever heard of. Past performance absolutely does not predict future performance as people do not stay stagnant and always do the same thing, as the situation is always different with uncountable variables producing a unique outcome. The entire premise that this method of interviewing uses is completely flawed. The only way to determine a good match is to ask someone who has first hand knowledge of how the candidate is at work. You can not determine if someone is a good fit using this interview process due to the conflict of interest of both parties, as they are both trying to look good to the other. The most successful interviews I have had have always been based on determination of how others perceive me at work, either through asking me to honestly tell them or the interviewer actually doing there job and spending the time to ask someone who knows how I am at work. I just came back from a nurse job fair in Burbank where there was a speaker on what employers are looking for in nursing candidates. Now I know why in the last 3 job interviews I was asked the most inane/moronic questions I have ever herd in an interview. They were using behavioral interview fad style questions. I could not believe my ears when this CNO speaker of an magnet hospital system was in essence telling me that you must present a good performance of "super nurse" and do what makes the interviewer feel comfortable enough to hire you. This is the most sadist/laziest way to try and figure out who is a good candidate for a job that I have ever heard of. Past performance absolutely does not predict future performance as people do not stay stagnant and always do the same thing, as the situation is always different with uncountable variables producing a unique outcome. The entire premise that this method of interviewing uses is completely flawed. The only way to determine a good match is to ask someone who has first hand knowledge of how the candidate is at work. You can not determine if someone is a good fit using this interview process due to the conflict of interest of both parties, as they are both trying to look good to the other. The most successful interviews I have had have always been based on determination of how others perceive me at work, either through asking me to honestly tell them or the interviewer actually doing there job and spending the time to ask someone who knows how I am at work.

]]> By: Senia.com Positive Psychology Coaching » A Job Assessment Questionnaire http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/13/google-guy-ace-the-behavioural-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-180041 Senia.com Positive Psychology Coaching » A Job Assessment Questionnaire Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:01:30 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/13/google-guy-ace-the-behavioural-interview/#comment-180041 [...] thing you can do to prepare for the interview? Practice your results stories (especially using the SARI [...] [...] thing you can do to prepare for the interview? Practice your results stories (especially using the SARI [...]

]]> By: Senia.com Positive Psychology Coaching » Job-Seeking Resources http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/13/google-guy-ace-the-behavioural-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-180034 Senia.com Positive Psychology Coaching » Job-Seeking Resources Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:39:33 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/13/google-guy-ace-the-behavioural-interview/#comment-180034 [...] specific (situation-action-results SARI) examples like [...] [...] specific (situation-action-results SARI) examples like [...]

]]> By: Advice from the top: Marry a stay-at-home spouse or buy the equivalent. » Brazen Careerist by Penelope Trunk http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/13/google-guy-ace-the-behavioural-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-143254 Advice from the top: Marry a stay-at-home spouse or buy the equivalent. » Brazen Careerist by Penelope Trunk Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:10:49 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/13/google-guy-ace-the-behavioural-interview/#comment-143254 [...] Jason was writing guest posts on my blog I was talking with him all the time. He asked about the time stamps on my emails, [...] [...] Jason was writing guest posts on my blog I was talking with him all the time. He asked about the time stamps on my emails, [...]

]]> By: Andrew C. Czyszczon http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/13/google-guy-ace-the-behavioural-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-108845 Andrew C. Czyszczon Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:49:34 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/13/google-guy-ace-the-behavioural-interview/#comment-108845 Hi, thank you guys for being pioneers and helping lead the way to freedom and much much more than your imagination imagines it can imagine. Hi, thank you guys for being pioneers and helping lead the way to freedom and much much more than your imagination imagines it can imagine.

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