Question: Give me an example of an especially difficult assignment or project in recent memory. What was your role in it and what did you do?

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Follow-up questions:

What was the outcome?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Knowledge/Skill Based

Skills:

Basic – Monitoring (Making observations of self and environment)

Abilities:

Cognitive – Category Flexibility (Mental Flexibility)

Other Factors:

Personality-Job Fit,Self-Awareness

Work Activity (Task):

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

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Achievement/Effort (Action/Result Orientation),Adaptability/Flexibility,Persistence/Perseverance

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

The candidate’s flexibility in handling difficult tasks.

Red Flags to Watch For:

Answers that reveal the candidate’s failure to handle difficult situations.

Sample Answer:

There was this assignment wherein I was asked to perform something I am not familiar with. I was assigned to lead in the user acceptance testing of a new system. I had to do a lot of studying and researching. Luckily, I was able to deliver and was even commended for doing so.

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