Question: Do you find it easy or hard to be patient? Why do you think this is so?

Alternative Question Phrasing:

Most people find it very hard to be patient? How do you manage it?

Follow-up questions:

How effective is your strategy?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Traditional

Skills:

Basic – Critical Thinking,Social – Coordination (Adjusting one’s own actions in relation to others),Social – Social Perceptiveness

Abilities:

Cognitive – Category Flexibility (Mental Flexibility),Cognitive – Deductive Reasoning

Other Factors:

Big 5 – Agreeableness,Personality-Job Fit,Self-Awareness

Work Activity (Task):

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

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Adaptability/Flexibility,Compassion/Concern for Others,Patience,Self Control

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

The candidate’s patience/professionalism.

Red Flags to Watch For:

The candidate’s lack of patience as a virtue.

Sample Answer:

I know it can be hard to be patient most of the time but you have a choice. Being impatient is not really helpful in most situations, it will just make things worse. My strategy to being patient is to try to be more understanding of others. Empathy will make you realize that sometimes there’s a deeper reason why things happen.

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