Now that I have shared with you the 10 types of interviews that you can expect, it is time for us to start discussing what kind of questions that will be asked in those interviews. In this lecture, I will be sharing with you a brief overview about what behavior questions are and how to answer them in the best way possible behavioral interviewing approach has gained popularity over the years because it is an approach where you basically assess a candidate's past performance and try to relate it to what he or she will be doing in his or her job. So, what the interviewer does is that he or she basically shares a scenario for example, something related to problem solving, and he or she will ask you to try to relate that particular skill set with something that you have done in the past. So if you have worked in a project or if you have any previous work experience, if you have worked voluntary mentioned the importance of that.

So anything that you worked in, you will have to share an example real example. And try to tell that person how you overcame that particular task and what was your role in doing so, they do this because it is said that your past performance is the best way to predict your future performance with that organization. Having said that, let's move on to the six steps that I will share with you, which will help you answer these questions in an effective manner. The first thing that you will have to do when you are addressed with a behavioral question or an interview is that you have to listen very carefully of what the interviewer is saying, if he or she is saying that you should share an example which is related to problem solving skills, stress, time management, or anything, you have to listen to it very carefully, in order to understand what is the question?

Second step, like I just mentioned, is that you have to understand what the interviewer is trying to say. So in case you don't understand it properly, you can easily paraphrase you can ask the person or the interviewer to repeat the question for you. But don't do this again and again for every question. This will show that you are not paying attention and not listening to the person properly. The third step that you have to do is that you have to organize your answer. For example, if I asked you a question that share with me an example where you had to go through a stressful situation, and how you were able to overcome that particular situation.

So when you come across such a question, try to take some time, take about five to eight seconds, have a sip of water or something, so that you can buy some time and structure your answer in your mind. Remember, in such situations, it is very important to think before you speak, just don't come up with something they didn't then and try to give an answer because if you don't have a proper structure in your mind, you will not be able to answer properly. The fourth step is that you have to state your answer. So, you start off by sharing the situation, then you tell them about the task at hand or the problem that you had and then the actions that you took and then the final result of all your efforts. So this is an approach that we will discuss in detail, but in general, you have to explain a scenario then try to tell that person what was your role in that particular situation.

What are the things that you did? And what was the final result? The fifth step is that while you're giving an answer to a behavioral question, make sure you don't digress from the initial plan. The thing is that when you start answering, and you have thought of an example, and you're sharing that example, with that interviewer, different thoughts will start coming in your mind. And you might think that adding more information will add value to the overall answer. But that is incorrect.

Because once you start thinking about more things, while giving an answer, you will get confused. And you will deviate from the initial plan or the initial structure that you had planned for your answer. So please make a plan in the initial five to eight seconds in while giving an answer. Try not to think of anything else but just the things that you have thought about initially. And then finally, the last step is that once you have answered, you can expect a couple of follow up questions as well. Now these questions will have a very straightforward answer like for example, yes or no.

If not, then you can get more detail about in case you missed out any information. But in general, your main answer will be in one go. And your answer should not be more than three minutes. Now why I say three minutes because this is enough time to share a story and the overall outcome and this is also a short enough time to keep the attention of the interviewer to what you are saying