Question: How have you changed from the person you were when you first started working to the person you are today?

Alternative Question Phrasing:

How have you changed as a person since entering the workforce?

Follow-up questions:

What were the reasons behind this change?
Was this change intentional or did it just happen?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Traditional

Skills:

Basic – Active Learning,Basic – Critical Thinking,Basic – Learning Strategies,Management of Time,Social – Rapport Buiding/Relating and Connecting with others,Social – Service Orientation (Customer Service/Focus),Systems – Judgment and Decision Making

Other Factors:

Personal Improvement (Growth),Personality-Job Fit,Personality-Organization Fit,Rapport Building Question,Self-Awareness

Work Activity (Task):

Interacting with Others – Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships,Mental Processes – Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work,Work Output – Process Management,Work Output – Quality Improvement

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Achievement/Effort (Action/Result Orientation),Adaptability/Flexibility,Persistence/Perseverance

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

Look if the employee can list out the professional trainings they might have taken and how well they have adapted to changes. Look if they can clearly distinguish behavioral changes they have had.

Red Flags to Watch For:

If they are not open to learning and have very few to nothing when it comes to acquiring knowledge and learning technical skills. If they are unable to talk about any achievement.

Sample Answer:

N/A

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