Behaviour-Based Job Interview Questions are those questions that start “… tell me about a  time when…”

Today we’re looking at 9 behaviour focussed job interview questions that job seekers roll their eyes at, and interviewers feel they must ask.

One vet told me a couple of years’ back that she declined a job because she didn’t like the soft and fluffy questions “someone from HR” asked her.

In the vet’s opinion the questions she was asked did nothing to prove or disprove she was a good vet.  Which is a fair comment.

However, what behaviour focussed job interview questions help uncover or determine is fit – will the fit between the job applicant and the hiring clinic be a match made in heaven or an absolute disaster.

Questions for the vet clinic to ask the vet med professional

Today’s 9 behaviour based questions are for the clinic to ask the job applicant.

If you’re an HR or Practice Manager, here are nine main questions + follow-up questions you can ask interviewees.

If you’re a vet or nurse considering your next move, and you’ve got an interview or two coming up, then this is for you too because they give you an idea of the type of questions you might be asked and how you might answer them.

Listen to the podcast to hear what the follow up questions are under these top level behaviours.

Problem solving skills interview questions

Question 1 of 3 problem solving questions

Tell me about a time when you had to come up with a new way of doing something during lockdown...

Listen for another three follow up questions related to problem-solving behaviour skills.

Personal Responsibility interview questions

Question 1 of 3 personal responsibility questions

Tell me about a time when you made the wrong call and something didn’t turn out quite as you’d planned…

Listen for another three personal responsibility behaviour job interview questions.

Adaptability skills interview questions

Tell me about an unexpected challenge you were faced with during lockdown…

Julie South – Paws Claws Wet Noses podcast & VetStaff veterinary recruitment

Listen to the podcast for another three adaptability skills job interview questions.

Confrontation skills interview questions

Question 1 of 3 confrontation questions

Tell me about how you’d tell someone on your team what they’re doing isn’t working. What do you do when you need to give constructive feedback?

Julie South – Paws Claws Wet Noses podcast and VetStaff veterinary recruitment

Listen to the podcast for another three confrontation based job interview questions.

Compatibility skills interview questions

Question 1 of 3 compatibility questions

Tell me about a time during lockdown when you and someone else needed to solve a problem but you were both coming from different sides of the position. How did you work through that?

Listen to the podcast for another three compatibility skills job interview questions.

Attention to Detail skills job interview questions

Question 1 of 2 attention-to-detail questions

Tell me about a situation when you were required to display a higher level of attention to detail than usual. What was that like?

Listen to the podcast for another two attention to detail follow up job interview questions.

Leadership skills job interview questions

Question 1 of 4 leadership skills questions

Tell me about a time during lockdown when you had to take the lead on a project or lead a team. Were you asked or did you step up?

Listen to the podcast for another four leadership skills follow up job interview questions.

Delegation skills job interview questions

Question 1 of 4 delegation skills questions

Tell me about a time during lockdown when you had to delegate task(s). When did you realise delegation was required? What was different to “before”?

Listen to the podcast for another four delegation skills job interview questions to follow up with.

Performance under pressure job interview questions

Question 1 of 2 performance under pressure questions

Tell me about an emergency situation when you were working against the clock. How did you handle that?

Listen to the podcast for another two under pressure follow up job interview questions.

VetStaff does more than recruitment

With NZs borders opening up, VetStaff has upped the ante on its international marketing campaigns again.

Unless you run a VPN it’s unlikely you’ll see what we’re up to because they’re running in the Northern Hemisphere.

We’ve targeted just about every country there’s a veterinary science degree that’s recognised by the NZVC for full registration.

If you’d like to benefit from these campaigns get in touch because clinics that are registered with us exclusively get first dibs on interviewing these vets after we’ve done all their interviews and background checks.

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