Preparing for a behavioural interview

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cojak replied

26 September 2008, 21:19
Originally posted by BolshieBastard View Post

Why are people posting questions for what is clearly a permie interview on a contractor site!?

No self respecting contractor would ever submit to such a thing, would they?

This isn't out of the ordinary for Project Managers or Consultants. These aren't personality tests but (hopefully) properly conducted interviews.
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Turion replied

26 September 2008, 18:50
Originally posted by BolshieBastard View Post

Why are people posting questions for what is clearly a permie interview on a contractor site!?

No self respecting contractor would ever submit to such a thing, would they?

behavioural interview ??? WTF

This question should be re-posted on Permie UK
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BolshieBastard replied

26 September 2008, 18:30
Originally posted by scaryfast View Post

I've got a behavioural interview coming up and I'm preparing for the questions they might ask.

Have you any examples of IT (Software Development) based behavioural interview questions?

All the ones I've found have been Sales oriented (yawn)...

Why are people posting questions for what is clearly a permie interview on a contractor site!?

No self respecting contractor would ever submit to such a thing, would they?
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ratewhore replied

26 September 2008, 10:10
Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post

Best way to prepare is to not be too hungover from the night before.

Rubbish. I passed my CISSP with a hangover. And I wore my sunglasses through it all...
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cojak replied

26 September 2008, 08:44
Interviews aren't as bad as questionaires/tests but still dumb if you're primarily a technical contractor.

Just be yourself...

Last edited by cojak; 26 September 2008, 08:46.
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expat replied

26 September 2008, 07:37
Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post

I did know a guy fail a personality test due to conflicting answers.

But that's what user requirements are like!
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NotAllThere replied

26 September 2008, 07:18
Best way to prepare is to not be too hungover from the night before.

At the start of my 20 year IT career, having just got a degree in IT, I failed an IT aptitude test for that reason.

I did know a guy fail a personality test due to conflicting answers. But he was very weird.
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scaryfast started a topic Preparing for a behavioural interview

25 September 2008, 18:21
Preparing for a behavioural interview

I've got a behavioural interview coming up and I'm preparing for the questions they might ask.

Have you any examples of IT (Software Development) based behavioural interview questions?

All the ones I've found have been Sales oriented (yawn)...
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