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"Tell me about a time when..." -- 21st century employers' behavior based interviews

A resume will always remain the interviewer’s first tool of information extraction, and you should be prepared to talk for one minute about everything that appears on yours. But wait! How you respond to 21st century behavior-based questions are now likely to be crucial to successful interviewing. Instead of "Tell me about yourself," employers are betting that "Tell me about a time when you solved a problem," will provide more useful clues to your potential fit with their organizations.

For more information and sample questions:
http://www.stpaulcareers.umn.edu/jobsearch/interviewing/questions.html
To see what NALP professionals have to say...
http://www.careerjournal.com/jobhunting/interviewing/20050201-hirsch.html
http://www.law.umn.edu/uploads/images/1639/behavioralinterviews.pdf (password protected for UMN students)

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