Question: Describe a time when you had to overcome a number of obstacles to achieve an objective.

Alternative Question Phrasing:

Follow-up questions:

How did you do it? How effective is your approach?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Behavioral

Skills:

Basic – Critical Thinking

Abilities:

Cognitive – Category Flexibility (Mental Flexibility)

Other Factors:

Personality-Job Fit,Personality-Organization Fit

Work Activity (Task):

Information Input – Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events,Mental Processes – Judging the Value of Things, Services, or People,Mental Processes – Making Decisions and Solving Problems

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Achievement/Effort (Action/Result Orientation),Analytical Thinking,Persistence/Perseverance

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

The candidate’s persistence in achieving goals.

Red Flags to Watch For:

Giving up easily.

Sample Answer:

Once I worked on this project wherein we encountered numerous challenges. I just kept optimistic about it and dealt with each problem professionally. Luckily, I was able to pull it through.

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