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It’s very important that you understand the requirements of the job, and talk to people doing the job, before you choose the competencies (and these questions).  \nThis is not a complete list, but rather a starting point to help you understand the structure and format of behavioral interview questions. Feel free to add your own questions as you become familiar with the process.  \n􀂾 Adaptability/Flexibility  \n􀂾 Aligning Performance for Success  \n􀂾 Applied Learning  \n􀂾 Building Positive Working Relationships (Teamwork/Collaboration)  \n􀂾 Coaching  \n􀂾 Communication (Written)  \n􀂾 Customer Focus  \n􀂾 Decision Making  \n􀂾 Delegation  \n􀂾 Follow Up  \n􀂾 Formal Presentation/Facilitation  \n􀂾 Gaining Commitment  \n􀂾 Information Monitoring  \n􀂾 Initiating Action (Initiative)  \n􀂾 Innovation  \n􀂾 Leading/Living the Vision and Values  \n􀂾 Meeting Facilitation/Meeting Leadership  \n􀂾 Motivational Fit  \n􀂾 Negotiation  \n􀂾 Planning and Organizing  \n􀂾 Risk Taking  \n􀂾 Strategic Decision Making  \n􀂾 Stress Tolerance  \n􀂾 Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills  \nADAPTABILITY/FLEXIBILITY  \n1. I see that you have moved a number of times. What was the most difficult problem you faced in moving? (How did you cope?)  \n2. Going from high school to college can be dramatic change. (Tell me about a particular problem you had when you made this transition.)  \n3. Going from college to graduate school can be a dramatic change. (Tell me about a particular problem you had when you made this transition.)  \n4. Going from a small school to a big school can be a dramatic change. (Tell me about a particular problem you had when you made this transition.  \n5. Tell me about a situation when you had to adjust quickly to a change in organizational, departmental, or team priorities. (How did the change affect you?)  \n6. Tell me about the manager/supervisor/team with which you had the most effective relationship. (Why was the relationship so effective?)  \n7. Working with people from diverse backgrounds or cultures can be a real challenge. Can you tell me about a time when you faced a challenge adapting to a person from a different background or culture? (What happened? What did you do? What was the result?)  \n8. Going from the    position to the   position must have been difficult. Tell me about a problem that arose when making that transition. (How did you handle it?)  \n9. Tell me about the manager/supervisor/team leader who was most difficult to work for. (How did you handle this difficult relationship?)  \n10. Tell me about a situation in your job at   when you had to abruptly change what you were doing. (What did you do? How did it affect you?)  \n11. It seems to me that there is a great deal of difference between working for   and for   . Can you tell me about one of those differences? (Did this present any problem for you? How did you overcome this problem?)  \n12. Going from   department to   department must have been difficult. Describe a problem you experienced in making that change.  \n13. Tell me about a time you had to meet a scheduled deadline while your work was being continually disrupted? (What caused you the most difficulty and why?)  \nADAPTABILITY/FLEXIBILITY (cont’d)  \n14. Tell me about a time you had to adjust to a company-wide reorganization? (How did the change affect you?  \n15. Sometimes we have to work under new policies we don’t agree with. Tell me about the last time you disagreed with a new policy or procedure instituted by senior management. (Why? What did you do?)  \n16. Your assignment as   in certainly very different from what you were doing before. Can you compare and contrast the assignments? (How long did it take you to feel comfortable doing the new work? How did you go about orienting yourself to the new work?)  \n17. 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