Seeking advice to ace behavioral interviews

Hey, I’m a sophomore at a semi-target, and recruiting for IB SA2023 is around the corner.

Overall, the IB recruitment process seems to be pretty formulaic. However, I’m having a hard time acing behavioral interviews in my university’s orgs but technical interviews have all been great.

Besides the 400 questions interview guide, I’m starting to use the Big Interview platform. Do you have any suggestions on how I can ace behaviorals? I think my biggest problem is thinking on my feet.

 

Make a long word page of all behavioral questions and write down your answers. From Tell me about yourself to What are your strengths etc. Don't memorize them up memorize the specific points you want to hit on on each question. If you memorize it will sound weird. 

 
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