Question: How would you sell ice cream in Antarctica?

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Question Details:

Question Type:

Skills:

Basic – Critical Thinking,Basic – Science and Logic,Social – Persuasion,Social – Service Orientation (Customer Service/Focus)

Abilities:

Cognitive – Originality

Other Factors:

Personality-Job Fit,Personality-Organization Fit,Rapport Building Question

Work Activity (Task):

Interacting with Others – Communicating with Persons Outside Organization,Interacting with Others – Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships,Interacting with Others – Selling or Influencing Others,Mental Processes – Developing Objectives and Strategies,Mental Processes – Judging the Value of Things, Services, or People,Mental Processes – Thinking Creatively (Creativity)

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

Interpersonal Relationships – Deal With External Customers

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Adaptability/Flexibility,Analytical Thinking,Innovation

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

You are looking for the candidate’s persuasion and selling skills.
If the candidate emphasizes on “finding the need” as an important strategy.
If the candidate sounds confident.

Red Flags to Watch For:

If the candidate finds this task very difficult.

Sample Answer:

N/A

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