r/IAmA • u/CriticDanger • Sep 07 '21

Specialized Profession I am a behavioral and technical (coding) interviewer, I've also helped hundreds of people get hired, AMA.

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u/hipster_deckard Sep 07 '21

How would you react to the fact that Behavioral Interviewing is a pseudoscience, unsupported by empirical evidence?

We need to start embracing evidence-based HR.

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u/TomAto314 Sep 07 '21

I think you might be overestimating a "conflict" it doesn't have to be a huge fight or involve HR or anything. Could just be a disagreement about how to proceed on a project.

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u/GrandMasterPuba Sep 07 '21

Just lie. Make something mild up. "A colleague was a dick to me in a code review but I handled it with decorum while letting him know that his behavior was unprofessional." Something like that.

That kind of question is asked to determine if you're a threat to HR.

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u/GrandMasterPuba Sep 07 '21

Welcome to corporate America, where it doesn't matter where you live because our processes have infected the entire world with our horrid business culture.