Behavioural Interviews

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5 Steps to Prepare for Behavioural Interviews

Preparation is key to mastering behavioural interviews. In this guide, you’ll learn five practical steps to prepare strong, adaptable examples that you can use to respond to any competence question with confidence.

Step 1: Start Now

Start preparing now by keeping a diary.

Begin tracking key details of your projects, challenges, and feedback at the end of each workweek.

Write down:

  • What happened

  • What you did

  • What you learned

Your future self will thank you!

These notes will become your best interview material and allow you to give more detailed stories that you might otherwise forget.


Step 2: Analyse the Job Description

Read the job post carefully and highlight all soft skills.

This will give you clues about what the interviewers are looking for — and therefore what stories you need to prepare.

This is covered fully in Analysing Job Descriptions


Step 3: Create a Story Bank

Prepare 5–10 situations that cover a range of soft skills.

For each story, write short notes on:

  • Project name

  • Your role

  • The challenge

  • Actions you took

  • Results

Use bullet points instead of full scripts so you can adapt your stories depending on the question asked.

This is covered fully in Writing Interview Notes.


Step 4: Practice Out Loud

Say your answers out loud as if you are in the interview.

  • Record audio only — are your responses clear and structured?

  • Record a video and watch it back on mute — what is your body language like?

  • Watch the video with sound — do you come across as confident?


Step 5: Reflect and Adapt

After each interview, write down:

  • The questions you were asked

  • How you responded

For answers that didn’t go well, reflect on why:

  • Did you have a good story but no structure?

  • Were you unprepared for that type of question?

Consider booking a mock interview with a coach to refine and strengthen your responses.


Step 1: Start Now

Start preparing now by keeping a diary.

Begin tracking key details of your projects, challenges, and feedback at the end of each workweek.

Write down:

  • What happened

  • What you did

  • What you learned

Your future self will thank you!

These notes will become your best interview material and allow you to give more detailed stories that you might otherwise forget.


Step 2: Analyse the Job Description

Read the job post carefully and highlight all soft skills.

This will give you clues about what the interviewers are looking for — and therefore what stories you need to prepare.

This is covered fully in Analysing Job Descriptions


Step 3: Create a Story Bank

Prepare 5–10 situations that cover a range of soft skills.

For each story, write short notes on:

  • Project name

  • Your role

  • The challenge

  • Actions you took

  • Results

Use bullet points instead of full scripts so you can adapt your stories depending on the question asked.

This is covered fully in Writing Interview Notes.


Step 4: Practice Out Loud

Say your answers out loud as if you are in the interview.

  • Record audio only — are your responses clear and structured?

  • Record a video and watch it back on mute — what is your body language like?

  • Watch the video with sound — do you come across as confident?


Step 5: Reflect and Adapt

After each interview, write down:

  • The questions you were asked

  • How you responded

For answers that didn’t go well, reflect on why:

  • Did you have a good story but no structure?

  • Were you unprepared for that type of question?

Consider booking a mock interview with a coach to refine and strengthen your responses.


Step 1: Start Now

Start preparing now by keeping a diary.

Begin tracking key details of your projects, challenges, and feedback at the end of each workweek.

Write down:

  • What happened

  • What you did

  • What you learned

Your future self will thank you!

These notes will become your best interview material and allow you to give more detailed stories that you might otherwise forget.


Step 2: Analyse the Job Description

Read the job post carefully and highlight all soft skills.

This will give you clues about what the interviewers are looking for — and therefore what stories you need to prepare.

This is covered fully in Analysing Job Descriptions


Step 3: Create a Story Bank

Prepare 5–10 situations that cover a range of soft skills.

For each story, write short notes on:

  • Project name

  • Your role

  • The challenge

  • Actions you took

  • Results

Use bullet points instead of full scripts so you can adapt your stories depending on the question asked.

This is covered fully in Writing Interview Notes.


Step 4: Practice Out Loud

Say your answers out loud as if you are in the interview.

  • Record audio only — are your responses clear and structured?

  • Record a video and watch it back on mute — what is your body language like?

  • Watch the video with sound — do you come across as confident?


Step 5: Reflect and Adapt

After each interview, write down:

  • The questions you were asked

  • How you responded

For answers that didn’t go well, reflect on why:

  • Did you have a good story but no structure?

  • Were you unprepared for that type of question?

Consider booking a mock interview with a coach to refine and strengthen your responses.


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