Question: Describe a time when your effort helped some project or idea succeed.

Alternative Question Phrasing:

Follow-up questions:

How did you feel?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Behavioral

Skills:

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

Abilities:

Cognitive – Category Flexibility (Mental Flexibility),Cognitive – Problem Sensitivity (Problem Recognition)

Other Factors:

Personality-Organization Fit

Work Activity (Task):

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

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Achievement/Effort (Action/Result Orientation),Adaptability/Flexibility,Initiative,Innovation

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

The candidate’s innovativeness.
The candidate’s commitment to get things done.

Red Flags to Watch For:

The candidate’s lack of innovation.

Sample Answer:

Once we had issues with shortages of raw materials. I suggested another supplier who can meet the demands of the company, without sacrificing quality. Now we’re able to deliver the production quotas.

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