2024-06-14

📖 Education

Today I spoke with a friend about what kinds of behavioral questions I should expect and what interviewers are looking for.

Tell me about a time when you disagreed with a coworker.
Tell me about a time when you convinced your manager.
Tell me about a time when you got constructive feedback.
Tell me about a time when you had to make a decision with incomplete information.
Tell me about the project you’re most proud of.
Tell me about a time when your manager asked you to do something that you didn’t think was the highest priority.
Tell me about a time when two teams couldn’t agree on a path forward.
Tell me about a time when you had to make a quick decision and live with the consequences.
Regarding a story you told, what did you learn?
Regarding a story you told, what would you do differently?
Why are you looking for a new job?
Why did you choose your last job?
Why do you want to work here?

Personality traits
- Perseverance
- Empathy
- Motivation
- Growth mindset
Problem solving
- Getting buy in with teammates and stakeholders
- Dealing with ambiguity
- Considering trade offs
- Framing problems with sufficient context
- Supporting decisions with data and metrics
- Leveraging feedback loops to aid understand over time
- Decomposing large projects and effectively iterating toward goals
Learning from experiences
Conflict resolution
- Understanding when to escalate or deescalate
- Seeking a third party arbiter
- Demonstrating empathy