Question: What interests do you have outside work that might positively affect your job performance?

Alternative Question Phrasing:

Follow-up questions:

Why do you think so?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Knowledge/Skill Based

Skills:

Basic – Monitoring (Making observations of self and environment),Social – Social Perceptiveness

Other Factors:

Big 5 – Conscientiousness (Work Ethic),Personality-Organization Fit,Self-Awareness

Work Activity (Task):

Information Input – Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events,Mental Processes – Judging the Value of Things, Services, or People,Work Output – Quality Improvement

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Achievement/Effort (Action/Result Orientation)

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Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

The candidate’s work ethic and professionalism.

Red Flags to Watch For:

The candidate’s poor work ethic.

Sample Answer:

I love reading and doing research on various topics. This will affect my job positively because it will enhance my knowledge on certain things like how to be more efficient at work.

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