Comprehensive Interview

(Behavioral Event Interview)

 Technique that asks the candidate to describe a
situation or an experience they had in a
previous job

 Gather Valuable Information from experiential

responses
 Its primary goal is to collect detailed,
complete information about the candidate
relative to a specific target to predict how
the candidate will perform in the job.
FEATURES OF BEI

 All questions are developed on job-related targets.

 All candidates are asked the same planned
behavioral questions.
 The panel interviewers take detailed notes on
candidates responses.
 All responses are evaluated with the same rating
scale.
• What are your strengths?
• What are your weaknesses?
• Where do you see yourself in
five years?
• Why should we hire you?
• Why do you want this job?
• What do you consider to be
your biggest professional
achievement?
• Describe your dream job.
Sample Behavioral Event Interview
Questions
Give an example of an occasion when you used
logic to solve a problem.
Give an example of a goal you reached and tell me
how you achieved it.
Give an example of a goal you didn't meet and how
you handled it.
Describe a stressful situation at work and how you
handled it.
Tell me about how you worked effectively under
pressure.
How do you handle a challenge?
Have you been in a situation where you didn't
have enough work to do?
Have you ever made a mistake? How did you
handle it?
Describe a decision you made that was unpopular
and how you handled implementing it.
The STAR technique is a useful strategy for
responding to interview questions that require
an anecdote. It’s an excellent way to
organize your thoughts.

S - Situation
T - Task
A - Action
R - Results
S – Situation
Describe the situation in which the event took place.

T – Task
Describe the task you were asked to complete. If there was a particular problem or issue
you were trying to solve, describe that here.

A – Action
Explain what action you took to complete the task or solve the problem.

R – Results
Explain the result of your actions. For example, if your actions resulted in
completing a task, resolving a conflict, improving your company’s sales
record, etc., explain this. Try to focus on how your actions resulted in a
success for the company.
SAMPLE STAR RESPONSE:
 Situation (S): Advertising revenue was falling off for my college newspaper,
The Review, and large numbers of long-term advertisers were not renewing
contracts.
 Task (T): My goal was to generate new ideas, materials and incentives that
would result in at least a 15% increase in advertisers from the year before.
 Action (A): I designed a new promotional packet to go with the rate sheet
and compared the benefits of The Review circulation with other ad media
in the area. I also set-up a special training session for the account
executives with a School of Business Administration professor who
discussed competitive selling strategies.
 Result (R): We signed contracts with 15 former advertisers for daily ads and
five for special supplements. We increased our new advertisers by 20
percent over the same period last year.
Preparation of
Assessment Reports
Deliberation &
Identification of
Top Ranking
Candidates
Medical/Physical
Examination
 Pre-employment medical assessments
are a workforce risk management tool
used to screen individuals for risk
factors that may limit their ability to
perform a job safely and effectively.
 It is in the agency’s best interest to
make the relationship between the
employee and itself a long one
Pre-employment Examinations

 Blood Test
 Urinalysis
 Chest X-ray
 Drug Test
 Neuro-Psychiatric Exam
Activity

 Get ½ sheet of paper, Lengthwise

 Using the STAR Technique, answer the
question: “Describe a situation in which you
were able to use persuasion to successfully
convince someone to see things your way.”