Journal of Business and Technical Communication Oct 1993

Preparing Students for the Behavioral Job Interview

MARCIA MASCOLINI ; ROBERTA SUPNICK

Abstract

Preparing students for the behavioral description, or situational, job interview that is becoming common in business requires two components. In addition to (a) improving students' cognitive skills (learning about the company, preparing questions and answers) and affective skills (dress, composure, delivery), it requires (b) developing students' ability to answer behaviorally based questions. Most textbooks focus on the first component. This article suggests ways to take typical interview questions, translate them to behavioral questions, and prepare illustrative responses.

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Journal of Business and Technical Communication
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1993-10-01
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10.1177/1050651993007004005
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