Question: Imagine this scenario: Your manager has assigned you several time-sensitive projects. What would you do if you realized you would be unable to complete all the work on time?

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Question Details:

Question Type:

Situational

Skills:

Basic – Critical Thinking,Basic – Science and Logic,Management of Time,Social – Rapport Buiding/Relating and Connecting with others,Systems – Judgment and Decision Making

Abilities:

Cognitive – Category Flexibility (Mental Flexibility),Cognitive – Oral Expression

Other Factors:

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

Work Activity (Task):

Information Input – Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events,Interacting with Others – Assigning Tasks to Others (Delegation and Direction),Interacting with Others – Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates,Interacting with Others – Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships,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,Interpersonal Relationships – Work With Work Group or Team (As a member, not a leader),Job Structure – Handling Time Pressure,Job Structure – Structured versus Unstructured Work

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Adaptability/Flexibility,Assertiveness/Courage,Cooperation,Handling Ambiguity,Initiative,Stress Tolerance

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Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

You are looking for the candidate’s honesty and communication skills required to communicate their manager about the problem.
If the candidate offers suggestions to their manager on how their workload can be managed well.
If the candidate clearly understands what task they need to finish and what tasks to delegate to others.

Red Flags to Watch For:

If the candidate feels overwhelmed with the excessive work load and shows signs of getting stressed out.
If the candidate does not consider communicating with the manager about the problem and tries to manage it themselves resulting in not completing all the tasks on time.

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