Question: In your experience, what is the greatest thing that distinguishes a superior employee from someone who produces typically good job performance?

Alternative Question Phrasing:

Follow-up questions:

How do you monitor performance?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Knowledge/Skill Based

Skills:

Basic – Monitoring (Making observations of self and environment),Basic – Science and Logic

Abilities:

Cognitive – Category Flexibility (Mental Flexibility)

Other Factors:

Management Level,Personality-Job Fit,Self-Awareness

Work Activity (Task):

Interacting with Others – Performance Management (Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates),Mental Processes – Analyzing Data or Information,Mental Processes – Judging the Value of Things, Services, or People

Work Context (Person-Job/Team/Org Fit):

Interpersonal Relationships – Coordinate or Lead Others

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Adaptability/Flexibility,Analytical Thinking,Leadership/Command

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

The candidate’s management skills.

Red Flags to Watch For:

The candidate’s poor management skills.

Sample Answer:

In my experience, I can spot a superior employee if he/she initiates tasks that would add to the the achievement of the overall goal. Normally, a good performer will just do what’s expected and what he/she’s been told. A superior performer will always exceed expectations. I monitor performance based on weekly tasks and achievements. I have a performance matrix that I use to monitor my team’s accomplishments.

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