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No, behavioral interviewing has been around since the 70's when industrial psychologists developed a way of "accurately" predicting whether a person would succeed in a job. They concluded that if candidates were asked questions that requested examples of past behavior it would be an indicator of their future behavior.

So, employers began using this interviewing technique to determine whether you were a good fit for the job. The technique is of growing interest to companies who would like to choose the "right" candidate, especially in today's market with so many candidates for them to choose from.

The types of questions that are asked using this technique are used to find out how and what you did in the past and the skill sets you used in the process - if you did it before you can do it again!

The difference between a behavioral question and other questions is what the question asks for. A behavioral question will be very specific. For example when asked, "Tell me about a time when you solved a problem," the key words are "a time." This answer calls for a "specific" example of a "specific" incident.

When traditional questions are asked they usually include the word "if." When "What would you do if?" questions are asked you can use your imagination to come up with an answer. For example, "What would you do if you had a problem to solve?" The word, "if," is the clue word that indicates the interviewer wants to hear your thought process - how you think through a problem. This question does not require a past experience example.

While preparation is important for every interview, it is essential to prepare for the behavioral interview. You must have examples or stories for anything you have claimed on your resume or that you say in an interview.

One example would be, if you claimed you were very organized on your resume. A natural question for the interviewer would be: "Tell me about a time when you organized a project." It is now your task to let the interviewer know that you have had success when organizing a project or event. In other words, prove what you said you did by providing an example.

There are several methods and acronyms suggested for formatting your stories but the main point to remember is that any story has three key elements:

A beginning ? "There was a time?."

A middle ? "The action steps I took were?"

An ending ? "The end result was?"

Stories should be interesting and full of action. Give the interviewer something to remember about you. A savvy interviewer will be able to hear skills from the stories and judge your behavior from your past actions. The more details and skills you can work into your story, the more convincing your story will be.

Preparing your stories before the interview will take the mystique out of behavioral interviewing and allow you to tell the success stories you want your interviewer to hear. Through your examples the interviewer will begin to get a clear picture of you and be able to decide whether you are the right person for the job based on your past experience and successes.

Copyright (c) 2007 Carole Martin, The Interview Coach

Somehow though we make it through until that boss either was fired, left or even tragically died an alcohol related death.

However there are times when it best for you to pack up and leave.

How can you spot these signs?

First of all two things must be stressed.

One ? this is not something to be taken lightly or flippantly. It cannot be stressed enough that it is always best to get another job before leaving.

A replacement job is important not only for maintaining your vital finances and standard of living that you are accustomed to.

Believe it or not is a sad fact that that to your next employer you are significantly more valuable you are currently gainfully employed. Rather than not.

It stands to reason that if you are currently employed that somehow you must be a productive useful employee with skills and attributes, valuable to the organization - a good find that should be snapped up promptly without delay.

Thus more must be paid or benefits ? which can not only be financial but also other intrinsic rewards and payments - to steal you away from your current employer ,

It could be more pay, better benefits, a higher position (a promotion so to speak) or even such rewards as a corner office of better parking spot placement.

You will be in a much better, enhanced bargaining position for you new job if you are still gainfully employed during the job search.

What are the inherent signs to look for that is time to look for a new job?

1)That you know in your heart that you are not perfuming up to the best of your abilities

2)You start gravitating and making friends of coworkers that you previously could not stand

3)If you think about it you cannot picture you future with your current employer

4)When you think about it and consider the good and bad things about your job the cons win out

5)You keep trying to improve your current situation but it never really turns out

6)Your skills seem lagging ? either behind the times or not up to par and your position offers no opportunities to improve or update them

7) You cannot get enough positive reinforcements to keep your spirits up

8)Your salary and remunerations are just not enough

9)You want to move somewhere else to live

10) Your company or work situation has changed radically since you were hired

11) You either hate your job, your boss or company that you work for so much that you consciously or unconsciously start to perform actions that are actions in nature.
Changes are always difficult.

Fundamentally we are always creatures of habit and there is a comfort in the status quo even if we despise it.

If you find that the above questions above relate greatly to you then it is time to bite the bullet.

Start looking and as well start quietly putting feelers out.

Remember the highest percentage of jobs is filled by word of mouth.

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