Question: Describe a time when you were late. Why were you late and what happened?

Alternative Question Phrasing:

N/A

Follow-up questions:

What did you learn from that experience?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Behavioral

Skills:

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

Other Factors:

Personality-Job Fit,Personality-Organization Fit,Self-Awareness

Work Activity (Task):

Mental Processes – Judging the Value of Things, Services, or People

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Analytical Thinking

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

The candidate’s critical and logical thinking.

Red Flags to Watch For:

Answers that reveal poor critical and illogical thinking.

Sample Answer:

N/A

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