| If you are searching for a San Diego hotel job, you | | | | Tell me about a time when you recognized opportunity |
| know that regardless of whether you are a concierge, | | | | in a potential problem. Describe a time when you were |
| maid, marketing specialist, event planner, or | | | | asked to keep a problem confidential and how you |
| administrator, customer service and interaction will | | | | reacted and responded. Tell me about any new or |
| always be an integral part of your new career. | | | | usual ideas you have developed for a job and how |
| Because of this, many hotel chains are now | | | | they were implemented. Tell me about a time when |
| conducting behavioral interviews, some to the | | | | you took a risk to achieve a goal. |
| exclusion of other types of interviewing. As a San | | | | It is fairly obvious when looking at these sample |
| Diego hotel job seeker, then, it is your first job to | | | | questions that the behavioral interview is not actually |
| familiarize yourself with the basics of a behavioral | | | | question based at all. Instead of responding to |
| interview. Behavioral interviews are based on the | | | | questions about career goals, strengths, weaknesses, |
| CARS principle, an anagram that stands for challenge, | | | | and experience, job seekers instead are asked to |
| action, and result. During this type of interview, job | | | | describe their inward and outward motivations, actions, |
| seekers are asked to answer questions based on | | | | and responses to past job situations. Do not let this |
| their past work experiences, failures, and | | | | intimidate you however, since what the San Diego |
| accomplishments. | | | | hotel job interviewer really wants to know is can you |
| Describe a time you effectively juggled multiple tasks | | | | work well under pressure, and, do you have good |
| with limited time. Tell me about a time when you came | | | | people skills. Shying away from the traditional rapid fire |
| up with an innovative solution to a challenge that your | | | | question and answer type of interview may, in fact, |
| company was facing. Tell me about a time you failed | | | | actually benefit job seekers who are able to respond |
| to meet a deadline. Describe a specific problem you | | | | in an honest, self assured fashion. |
| solved for your employer and how your solved it | | | | |