Question: What was the hardest decision you ever made at work or in life?

Alternative Question Phrasing:

Follow-up questions:

What was the hardest decision you ever made at work or in life?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Behavioral

Skills:

Basic – Monitoring (Making observations of self and environment)

Other Factors:

Self-Awareness

Work Activity (Task):

Information Input – Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events,Mental Processes – Judging the Value of Things, Services, or People,Mental Processes – Making Decisions and Solving Problems

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Analytical Thinking

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

The candidate’s decision-making skills.

Red Flags to Watch For:

The candidate’s poor decision-making skills.

Sample Answer:

The hardest decision I’ve made was when I had to leave my first job for a career decision. I was so attached to my colleagues but I had to make that decision in order to grow.

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