Behavior Based Questions

Today I was able to take part in a behavior based question session. The key to these sessions is to find out more about people through their reactions and how they are able to answer the questions. I simply love having good conversations with people and sharing stories about what has went well in life and business.

It is important when having these types of conversations that you sight specific examples they have happened in your career. Otherwise this can be viewed as fluff. In most of the conversations it is important for you to understand the question as this causes most people trouble. Be honest and be fair, there is no answer that is right or wrong if the answer contains these 2 keys.

One questioned that I thought was interesting was, "Could you work with someone you know was dishonest with you?" This is a question that some people might struggle with but for me the answer was simple, NO. I give people the benefit of the doubt and it takes a while to build trust. However once that level of trust has been broken it is nearly impossible to regain it to its previous form. This happens in all forms of relationships, business, marriage, and friendships. How many people do you know that have been remarried? If it did not work once what is so different that it will work again, the trust is broken and will never be the same. The key to this is to be honest and do what is right. Treat these relationships as if they were jewels each one is different and unique and cannot be replaced.