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BEHAVIORAL QUESTION [1 record]

Record 1 2014-10-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Recruiting of Personnel
DEF

An interview question that asks candidates to provide a specific example of how they handled a certain situation related to the competency that is assessed by describing in detail the situation, the action they took, and the results.

Key term(s)
  • behaviour-based question
  • behaviour based question
  • behavioural interview question
  • behavior based question

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recrutement du personnel
CONT

Les questions comportementales sont basées sur le fait que la meilleure variable prédictive du rendement futur est le rendement antérieur. [Elles] visent à obtenir de l'information sur le passé d'un candidat, information reliée à une ou plusieurs qualités données.

Spanish

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