Question: What would you do if you are late for work?

Alternative Question Phrasing:

Follow-up questions:

How often do you arrive late for work?
What do you do to overcome this problem?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Behavioral

Skills:

Management of Time

Abilities:

Cognitive – Problem Sensitivity (Problem Recognition)

Other Factors:

Candidate Preparedness,Personality-Job Fit,Personality-Organization Fit

Work Activity (Task):

Mental Processes – Judging the Value of Things, Services, or People,Mental Processes – Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work

Work Context (Person-Job/Team/Org Fit):

Interpersonal Relationships – Relationship With Supervisor,Job Structure – Handling Time Pressure

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Adaptability/Flexibility

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

If the candidate understands the impact of lateness and its seriousness.
If the candidate provides examples of genuine explanations they had given.
You are looking for the candidate’s honest answer.
If the candidate offers alternatives to cover the amount of work they missed.

Red Flags to Watch For:

If the candidate mentions being overly apologetic but have no proper explanations.
If it becomes evident from the response that the candidate has a habit of arriving late for work.

Sample Answer:

N/A

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