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Here's a thread of 10 behavioral interview areas that r often tested, sample questions & HOW to answer. Everyone gets those, especially in tech. I've seen those as interviewee & asked them as interviewer @ Amazon, Google, Facebook, Uber & others 
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Testing: You can make decisions under ambiguity
Q: "Tell me about a time when you didn't have enough data to make the right decision"
A Structure: What did you do? Why did you take the path you took? What was the result? What did you learn regardless of right or wrong?
Testing: You can make decisions under ambiguity
Q: "Tell me about a time when you didn't have enough data to make the right decision"
A Structure: What did you do? Why did you take the path you took? What was the result? What did you learn regardless of right or wrong?
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Testing: You have bias for action & getting things done
Q: "Tell me about a time when you had to gather information and respond IMMEDIATELY to a situation"
A Structure: What was the situation? What was the outcome? What would you have done differently?
Testing: You have bias for action & getting things done
Q: "Tell me about a time when you had to gather information and respond IMMEDIATELY to a situation"
A Structure: What was the situation? What was the outcome? What would you have done differently?
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Testing: Focused on results, not processes
Q: "Tell me about a time when you not only met a goal but considerably exceeded expectations"
A: Why was this a reasonable goal not an easy one? How much did you beat it? How did you do it? What challenges did you have to overcome?
Testing: Focused on results, not processes
Q: "Tell me about a time when you not only met a goal but considerably exceeded expectations"
A: Why was this a reasonable goal not an easy one? How much did you beat it? How did you do it? What challenges did you have to overcome?
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Testing: You can dive deep when needed
Q: "Have you ever created a metric that helped identify a need for a change in your team/org?"
A: What was the metric? Why did you create it? How did this and other information influence actual business change? Outcome of change?
Testing: You can dive deep when needed
Q: "Have you ever created a metric that helped identify a need for a change in your team/org?"
A: What was the metric? Why did you create it? How did this and other information influence actual business change? Outcome of change?
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Testing: You can earn the trust of coworkers
Q: "Tell me about a time when you had to get a project done that faced resistance from others"
A: What was it? Stakeholders & their incentives? How did you convince them? What changed did you make to the project to align others?
Testing: You can earn the trust of coworkers
Q: "Tell me about a time when you had to get a project done that faced resistance from others"
A: What was it? Stakeholders & their incentives? How did you convince them? What changed did you make to the project to align others?
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Testing: You are an efficiency & productivity champ
Q: "Describe a time when you had to an initiative completed with limited resources"
A: How did you plan the situation? How did you PRIORITIZE? What was the impact? Knowing what you know now, what would you do differently?
Testing: You are an efficiency & productivity champ
Q: "Describe a time when you had to an initiative completed with limited resources"
A: How did you plan the situation? How did you PRIORITIZE? What was the impact? Knowing what you know now, what would you do differently?
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Testing: U got backbone in disagreements
Q: "Describe a time you pushed back on a decision you disagreed with"
A: What was the issue? What was your logic vs others'? Did it impact others in the team and customers (pick an example that did)? Were u right? (No is perfectly fine)
Testing: U got backbone in disagreements
Q: "Describe a time you pushed back on a decision you disagreed with"
A: What was the issue? What was your logic vs others'? Did it impact others in the team and customers (pick an example that did)? Were u right? (No is perfectly fine)
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Testing: U uphold highest standards
Q: "Tell me about a time when you had to make a decision between standards and delivery"
A: What tradeoffs did you have to make? What was the outcome? How did you quantify impact especially on customers? How did you track results afterwards?
Testing: U uphold highest standards
Q: "Tell me about a time when you had to make a decision between standards and delivery"
A: What tradeoffs did you have to make? What was the outcome? How did you quantify impact especially on customers? How did you track results afterwards?
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Testing: U can invent & be creative
Q: "Give me an example of a complex problem you solved with a simple solution"
A: Why was the problem complex (try to quantify)? How did u assess if ur solution would work b4 implementing in full? How did u scope results?No epiphany answers
Testing: U can invent & be creative
Q: "Give me an example of a complex problem you solved with a simple solution"
A: Why was the problem complex (try to quantify)? How did u assess if ur solution would work b4 implementing in full? How did u scope results?No epiphany answers
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Testing: You have an OWNER mindset (probably most important one. Split in 2 tweets)
Q: "Describe a time when you had to transition a project you owned to a new owner"
A: Why this project mattered. Why transition it? Anything special abt new owner? (e.g. new hire)...
Testing: You have an OWNER mindset (probably most important one. Split in 2 tweets)
Q: "Describe a time when you had to transition a project you owned to a new owner"
A: Why this project mattered. Why transition it? Anything special abt new owner? (e.g. new hire)...
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...What steps did you take to make sure the transition went smoothly? What did you do AFTER the transition endeded when the new owner needed support? Who else did you pull in to help?
...What steps did you take to make sure the transition went smoothly? What did you do AFTER the transition endeded when the new owner needed support? Who else did you pull in to help?
