Question: Tell me about a time you were dissatisfied in your work. What could have been done to make it better?

Alternative Question Phrasing:

Follow-up questions:

Did you actually do anything about the situation?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Behavioral

Skills:

Basic – Critical Thinking,Basic – Monitoring (Making observations of self and environment),Basic – Science and Logic

Abilities:

Cognitive – Category Flexibility (Mental Flexibility)

Other Factors:

Self-Awareness

Work Activity (Task):

Mental Processes – Judging the Value of Things, Services, or People,Work Output – Quality Improvement

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Achievement/Effort (Action/Result Orientation),Adaptability/Flexibility,Analytical Thinking

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

The candidate’s critical and logical thinking skills.
The candidate’s commitment to self-improvement.

Red Flags to Watch For:

When the candidate’s answers reflect illogical thinking.

Sample Answer:

Once I did mentoring for interns. I wasn’t so satisfied with how I handled it because they still committed some errors in the reports. So I conducted another session with them and did a revalida to validate their learnings.

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