How to Choose a Situation to Use in Your Answer

Leadership behavioral interviews provide a valuable opportunity to showcase your leadership skills and qualities. However, to make a lasting impression on interviewers, it is essential to carefully select the situations you share. In this lesson, we will explore the key principles for choosing the most impactful situations to craft compelling answers.

Use recent experiences

Interviewers are particularly interested in your recent experiences because they demonstrate your current relevance and expertise. Select situations that occurred within the last 2-3 years. By focusing on recent experiences, you not only make your answers more relevant but also showcase your ability to adapt, grow, and stay up-to-date with the challenges and demands of leadership roles.

Choose a situation where you played a key role