/behavioral-questions

This article was originally written by Philip Cortes and his teammates at Meeteor.

Behavioral Questions

Since the majority of networking being done at this point of the year is related to job-searching, we thought we'd give you a hand. Below is a comprehensive list of behavioral questions we've seen over the years. Any MBA should be ready to answer each of these questions on a whim, and be able to draw from more than one example for each. If you're looking for fellow consultants to do practice interviews with, don't forget to enter "consulting" as an interest in Meeteor - we'll go ahead and schedule times for you to meet up and do practice cases! Goodluck all!

  • What do you want to do as a career (both immediately after graduation and long-term)?

  • How would you rate your quantitative skills?

  • How would you rate your verbal skills?

  • Why should we accept you as opposed to the other qualified candidates?

  • Why should we take you as a sophomore when there are so many other juniors who are applying for an internship?

  • Are you applying for any other internships? (Say that you are or that you will be. Don't look like you're only applying to X Firm. If they ask whether or not you think you'll get those other internships, say yes. However, make sure they understand that X Firm is your first choice.)

  • Do you have any questions for us?

  • Is there anything you wished we had asked you?

  • Is there anything else you'd like to tell us or anything you'd want us to know?

  • Describe a situation in which you were able to use persuasion to successfully convince someone to see things your way.

  • Describe a time when you were faced with a stressful situation that demonstrated your coping skills.

  • Give me a specific example of a time when you used good judgment and logic in solving a problem.

  • Give me an example of a time when you set a goal and were able to meet or achieve it.

  • Tell me about a time when you had to use your presentation skills to influence someone's opinion.

  • Give me a specific example of a time when you had to conform to a policy with which you did not agree.

  • Please discuss an important written document you were required to complete.

  • Tell me about a time when you had to go above and beyond the call of duty in order to get a job done.

  • Tell me about a time when you had too many things to do and you were required to prioritize your tasks.

  • Give me an example of a time when you had to make a split second decision.

  • What is your typical way of dealing with conflict? Give me an example.

  • Tell me about a time you were able to successfully deal with another person even when that individual may not have personally liked you (or vice versa).

  • Tell me about a difficult decision you've made in the last year.

  • Give me an example of a time when something you tried to accomplish and failed.

  • Give me an example of when you showed initiative and took the lead.