by Krystal Le<\/p>\n
Behavioral interviewing is a structured method employers use to assess a candidate\u2019s past experiences and predict future performance. Unlike hypothetical questions, this approach focuses on real-life examples to evaluate technical, soft, and hard skills more objectively.<\/p>\n
At the core of behavioral interviewing lies the STAR method\u2014Situation, Task, Action, Result<\/strong>\u2014a framework that helps both interviewers and candidates stay focused and organized. Interviewers should prepare relevant questions, actively listen for STAR components, and ask thoughtful follow-ups to uncover complete stories.<\/p>\n This method also helps reduce common hiring biases, such as the halo or recency effect, by offering measurable insights into a candidate\u2019s competencies. To avoid these biases, companies can use structured interviews, blind resume reviews, and panel evaluations.<\/p>\n Candidates can prepare by identifying 4\u20135 strong examples and practicing STAR-formatted responses, highlighting results with metrics where possible.<\/p>\n Beyond hiring, behavioral interviewing is valuable in performance reviews, leadership development, and internal promotions. It ensures fairness, consistency, and deeper insights\u2014making it a vital tool in today\u2019s talent strategy.<\/p>\n By focusing on what people have actually done\u2014not what they might<\/em> do\u2014behavioral interviewing brings clarity and confidence to the hiring process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" by Krystal Le Behavioral interviewing is a structured method employers use to assess a candidate\u2019s past experiences and predict future performance. Unlike hypothetical questions, this approach focuses on real-life examples to evaluate technical, soft, and hard skills more objectively. At the core of behavioral interviewing lies the STAR method\u2014Situation, Task, Action, Result\u2014a framework that helps […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":147,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-interviewing"],"yoast_head":"\r\n