Georgetown University: School of Foreign Service in Qatar

Georgetown University: School of Foreign Service in Qatar

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Behavioral Interview Questions

Behavioral questions focus on past performance and behaviors. By asking questions about your past behavior, employers are able to see how you may behave in the future.

Giving Structure to Your Responses

You will be asked to cite an example, like a time you juggled many responsibilities simultaneously. Pause to gather your thoughts to determine a prime example of multi-tasking and begin. The STAR technique allows you to highlight the relevant pieces and gives structure to your answer:

  • S = Situation
  • T = Task
  • A = Action
  • R = Results

Devote more of your response time to the Action and Results sections since this is what the employer is really asking about. Also, focus on your behavior, not that of others involved in the story. If the interviewer doesn't explicitly request an example, give one anyway. They may be trying to trick you.

Sample Behavioral Questions

  • Tell me about a time when you worked as part of a team and one team member wasn’t carrying his or her weight.
  • When have you failed?
  • How do you deal with conflict and give me an example?
  • Tell me when you took initiative on a project and had it succeed.
  • Tell me about a time when you worked with someone you didn’t like and whose value system was different from yours.
  • Give me a specific example of a time when you had to conform to a policy with which you did not agree.
  • Describe a stressful situation that demonstrated your coping skills.

This information is provided as a courtesy of Georgetown University's Career Education Center.

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SFS-Qatar News

  • SFS Dean Discusses Changing Face of International Relations
    More than 300 people gathered at the Four Seasons on Monday evening to listen to Georgetown professor Carol Lancaster discuss the “new world order” in international relations, and how this will impact the balance of wealth and power in the coming years. (October 14, 2009)
  • Georgetown Welcomes the Class of 2013
    On Thursday, August 20, the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar (SFS-Qatar) officially welcomed the Class of 2013 into the university during its New Student Convocation ceremony. (August 25, 2009)
  • Summer Camp Makes Global Knowledge Local
    This July, teenagers from Qatar's 16 local schools participated in Planet Georgetown, an internationally-themed summer camp. (August 01, 2009)

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