What is a Behavioural Interview?

A behavioral interview is a unique kind of technique used by interviewers or employers which they use in order to check the past behaviour of the candidate. They purposefully ask hypothetical questions that require very typical answers. The candidate has to think of a proper example and answer accordingly. Also, the answer should be given positively and nothing negative should be spoken about the old organization or the situation. With the help of the answer, the interviewer judges the candidate and decides things accordingly. 

How to Prepare for a Behavioral Interview?

Many people are very afraid of behavioral interview questions in the technical rounds as they seem to be just something most programmers are not good at. Unlike technical questions, which are very standard and usually have clear answers, behavioural interview questions are much more flexible and sometimes may make candidates quite uncomfortable. 

Although behavioral questions are not very popular in technical interviews, sometimes they may make a big difference in your overall performance as interviews are all about finding the right person, and to some extent behavioral questions are the best approach to evaluating this. 

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Conclusion

Many people think that your non-technical abilities are only evaluated by those behavioral questions, however, they are actually evaluated through the whole interview process. When you prepare for behavioral interview questions, don’t focus only on the question itself as sometimes communication is more important. From a broader perspective, interviewers are trying to evaluate if they want to work with you in the future instead of you can give a correct answer to those questions....

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