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

# Sample questions​

Prior experience questions come in all shapes and sizes. We have crafted some example ones (below) for you to try your hand at. Go ahead and answer them aloud!


- What was the last project you led, and what was its outcome? 
- Give me an example of a time that you felt you went above and beyond at work. 
- Describe a time when your work was criticized, how you responded, and what happened as a result. 
- Have you ever been on a team where someone was not doing their part? How did you handle it? 
- Tell me about a time when you had to give someone difficult feedback. How did you handle it? 
- How do you handle working with people who annoy you? 
- What was the most difficult period in your life, and how did you deal with it? 

- Give me an example of a time you did something wrong. How did you handle it? 
- Tell me about a time when you had to deal with conflict on the job. 
- What assignment was too difficult for you, and how did you resolve the issue? 
- Give me an example of a difficult decision you had to make. How did you come to that decision? 
- Give an example of an idea you implemented.
- Describe a mentor who has impacted you in a positive way. 
- Was there a person in your career who really made a difference? In what way?
- Tell me about your proudest achievement.

In this lesson, we'll look in-depth at some prior experience questions.

Why Prepare?

Preparing/Homework

Patterns for Behavioral Questions

Interview Etiquette

Conclusion and Quizzes!

Sample Prior Experience Questions

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Sample Prior Experience Questions

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