Behavioral Interviewing Must Be Job Related - Not All Jobs Are Alike

One of the most important aspects of behavioral interviewing is keeping the questions job related. However, "job related" doesn't mean that the question relates to just ANY job. For the behavioral interviewing technique to be effective, the questions must relate to specific areas required by the job for superior performance.

Not all jobs are alike. In a customer service position, communicating with others and customer orientation may be the most crucial areas to success. Meanwhile, an executive level position may require competitiveness s and a sense of urgency. A thorough job benchmark and an unbiased assessment of the job will quickly reveal the key performance objectives that are required for superior performance.

By connecting the questions you ask to those specific performance objectives, you can get to the root of an applicant's behavior in areas that directly affect success on the job.

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