After thoroughly reviewing the behavioral interviewing resources in this module, select three of the following questions and write out your responses in your discussion post using the STAR Technique.

Please follow this format:

Cut and paste the three questions you selected. Under each question, list out S T A R and write out each portion of your answer.

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Questions:

1.Describe a time when you were faced with problems or stresses that tested your coping skills.

2. Give me an example of a time when you had to quickly come to an important decision.

3. Tell me about the most significant, or creative, presentation that you have had to complete.

4. Tell me about a time when you went above and beyond the call of duty in order to get something done.

5. Sometimes its easy to get in over your head. Describe a situation where you had to request help or assistance on a project or assignment.

6. Describe a situation where others you were working with disagreed with your ideas. What did you do?

7. Recall a time from a work experience when your manager or supervisor was unavailable and a problem arose.

8. Tell me about a situation in which you had to adjust quickly to changes over which you had no control.

9. Describe a time when you were not very pleased with your performance. What did you do about it?

10. Describe a situation that required a number of things to be done at the same time. How did you handle it?

11. Describe your experience giving presentations. What has been your most successful presentation? Least successful presentation?

12. Give me an example of a time you had to persuade other people to take action. Were you successful?

13. Tell me about a time when you had to deal with a difficult person. How did you handle the situation?

14. Tell me about the most significant contribution you made to an employer during a past job or internship.

15. Give me an example of a time when you sold a supervisor or professor on an idea or concept.

16. Give me an example of a time when you had to work with someone who was difficult to get along with.

17. Describe the most difficult customer service experience you have ever had to handle.

18. Describe a time when you were successfully able to teach someone something that they had been struggling with.

19. Describe a project or situation that best demonstrates your analytical abilities.

20.Give me an example of when you took a risk to achieve a goal.

21. Describe a situation when you felt you had not communicated well.

22. Everyone has made some poor decisions or has done something that just did not turn out right. Give an example of when this has happened to you.

23. Tell me about the most difficult or frustrating individual that youve ever had to work with, and how you managed to work with that person.

24. Describe a team experience that you found disappointing.

25. Give me an example of a goal you didnt reach and how you handled it.