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Situational Interview Questions

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Tiffany Clark

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Oct 25, 2024
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Situational Questions

 

Situational interview questions ask candidates to explain how they might react when presented with hypothetical scenarios in the future. A situational interview gives a hiring manager insight into how a candidate may perform when faced with real-life problems that can occur in the workplace.

 

Example:

 

Some examples of situational interview questions are:

 

  • How would you speak with a coworker who consistently fails to meet deliverables and deadlines? 

  • What would you do if you have a tight deadline and realize that you can’t meet it?

  • During a meeting, a fellow team member blames you for a mistake that wasn’t your fault. How do you respond?

  • If you see a coworker doing something unsafe in the workplace, how would you approach them? 

  • You have a full schedule for the week, and a coworker requests your help with a project they need to complete before they go on vacation. How would you respond? 

 

Related Terms

Situational Interview Questions

is a term used interchangeably with behavioral-based interview questions, but these types of questions are usually hypothetical and related to future scenarios.

Behavioral-Based Interview Questions

are the questions a hiring manager asks a candidate during a behavioral-based interview. Behavioral questions are designed to demonstrate how a candidate has used their skills to deal with specific situations.

Situational Interview

refers to an interview where a candidate is presented with the type of problem they may encounter if they’re hired for the position. The hiring manager asks questions that can reveal how a candidate will behave on the job. This term is often used interchangeably with behavioral-based-interview.

Competency-Based Interview

is a term used interchangeably with behavioral-based interview.

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