To create a little more clarity around how to prepare for Behavioral Interviews, we will break down the different ways to help you prepare for Behavioral Interviews

Preparation

• You should start preparing for a Behavioral Interview a few months before you have one so that you can have the most lead time to get comfortable and sound natural in your interviews. You can begin by filling out the Behavioral Interview Worksheet and Elevator Pitch Worksheet.

Practice

• Practice at least 1 hour/week by using the STAR Method to answer questions with a partner (could be your friends, family, advisor, or one of our Career Coaches). You can find a list of questions to practice here.
• Practice avoiding filler words. Using too many in an interview may give off the impression that you’re not confident in your answers.
• A good way to practice is to record yourself when you’re doing a mock interview, or you could record yourself alone. This will give you a better idea on which questions you are less confident on so you can practice them more. You can also use Loom to record yourself responding to a question and send it to others for feedback.

Review your resume

• Be sure to review your resume beforehand to refresh your memory of old experiences you’ve had.
• Be prepared to talk about EVERYTHING on your resume in depth.

Research the company

• Another important component is explaining how your past experiences will make you a great fit for not only the role but also the company.
• Research the company beforehand, such as their mission, culture and values, and their core products or services.

Day-of-Interview Preparation

• Ggive yourself time to do things that energize you, make sure you eat well and make sure that you have everything ready to go so you can show up to the meeting about 10 minutes before.
• Aim to show up as your authentic self! Ideally you don’t want to sound robotic and seem like you’re reading off a script. You want to treat the interview like a conversation rather than an interrogation.