The ultimate guide to behavioral interviews. Developed by FAANG engineers. Use real-world questions, video recording, and structured strategies to get interview-ready in just a few hours.

Many times, it’s not your technical competency that holds you back from landing your dream job, it’s how you perform on the behavioral interview.

Whether you’re a software engineer, product manager, or engineering manager, this course will give you the tools to thoroughly prepare for behavioral and cultural questions. But beyond even technical roles, this would be useful for anyone, in any profession.

As you progress, you'll be able to use Educative's new video recording widget to record yourself answering questions and assess your performance.  By the time you’ve completed the course, you'll be able to answer any behavioral question that comes your way - with confidence.

Grokking the Behavioral Interview

No matter what you say, or how you say it, your body can always give you away. Fortunately, our bodies are hackable. Read the list below and practice each action as you read.

# Posture

**Have good posture.** This is an automatic signal of assurance and confidence. If you normally have bad posture, pretend that a string is pulling you up to the ceiling by the crown of your head. This works sitting or standing.



# Eye contact
**Look at the interviewer's face, not just their eyes.** While it is a belief that one should look directly into another’s eyes whilst talking, this can be unnerving for both you and the interviewer. In order to avoid this, try looking at a different part of the interviewer’s face every 2-4 seconds. This will keep you looking engaged and is significantly better than just glaring your eyeballs into theirs. 


# Hand gestures
**Speak with your hands if you are unsure of what to do with them.** It is human nature to hide your hands when you’re feeling nervous; however, doing so can communicate to the interviewer that you are hiding something. Even though the only thing you are hiding from them is probably your nervousness, such behavior can stand out and is best when avoided.

In this lesson, we'll study body language hacks that will help you ace an interview.

Why Prepare?

Preparing/Homework

Patterns for Behavioral Questions

Interview Etiquette

Conclusion and Quizzes!

Body Language

Posture

Eye contact