1. Evidence Based
Interviewing:
How to Prove You Are the Best
Candidate
Dawna M. Reeves
Principal and Founder, Reeves Career Services Consulting
Dawnareeves.com
December 15, 2015

2. Evidence Based Interviews
3 Types of Questions
 Behavioral- How you have done it
 Technical- How you can do it
 Scenario- How you would do it

3. Behavioral Interview Questions
Question
 Tell me about a time you …
 Describe a time you …
 Walk me through a time you …
Answer- STAR+I
 S- Situation
 T- Task
 A- Action
 R- Result
+
 I- Improvement

4. How to Prepare
1. Know the skills the employer wants
 Job Description
 Company Website
 Industry-Specific Skills:
 O*Net Online https://www.onetonline.org/
 Occupational Outlook Handbook www.bls.gov/oco/
 Glassdoor https://www.glassdoor.com/
 LinkedIn Employee Profiles
 Professional Associations
 Use the Employer Skill Inventory pdf, available by request

5. How to Prepare
2. Create a behavioral question for each skill
 Use the Behavioral Interview Examples pdf,
available by request
3. Come up with 3 different answers for each question
4. Identify which examples touch on multiple skill sets

6. Example
 S/T:
Tell me about a time you demonstrated_______
(skill or experience sought by employer)
 A:
What did you do? How did you accomplish the task?
 R:
What was the outcome?
 I :
Looking back now, how would you do things differently? How
would you improve on the outcome?

7. Technical and Scenario Questions
How you would solve problems as an employee
Technical -
Industry Specific
Scenario-
Common across industries
• Ask questions to
clarify
• Talk through your
answer
• Come up with 1-2
contingency plans

8. Your Next Steps
 Know your employer’s needs and wishes
 Research culture to find a fit
 Practice answering interview questions aloud

9. Questions or to request a
copy of the Employer Desired
Skill Inventory or Examples of
Behavioral Interview
Questions pdfs, contact:
Dawna M. Reeves, Principal & Founder
Reeves Career Services Consulting
dawna@dawnareeves.com