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2. Knowledge, Skills, and Talents –continuedUW Sometimes and Aspiring Supervisors SeriesWeek 4Apply Knowledge, Skills and Talents to InterviewingThe best predictor of futurebehavior is past behaviorBehavioral Interviewing:Step One: Decide what Knowledge, Skills and Talents you are looking for.Examples from Mary or Shoko’s position:Knowledge: Understanding of principles of adult educationSkill: Presentation skillsTalent: Taking initiative, working independently, creativityYOURTURNStep Two: Write a question that asks the interviewee to describe their understanding ofknowledge to demonstrate a skill or describe a time when they demonstrated a talent.Examples:Knowledge: Describe three principles of adult education that you believe are the mostimportant and give examples of how you apply them in the classroom.Skill: At the end of this interview, you will present a 20 minute presentation on a topic of yourchoice. Please bring 5 copies of your teaching plan which includes the objectives and outlineof the presentation. If you would like AV, please let us know 48 hours in advance.Talent: Describe a time when you had to taking initiative to get a project completed. Whatchallenges did you have and how did you resolve them?In the large group, we’ll draft three behavioral interview questions for a position that one of youneed filling (or for your own position.)Knowledge:Skill: Talent: JobAidsTurn to Job Aids for more Interview Questions using Knowledge, Skills and Talents.- 3 -