Question: What personal performance standards do you set for yourself and what have you done to meet them?

Alternative Question Phrasing:

Follow-up questions:

What do you do if you find yourself falling short?
How do you ensure you meet or exceed expectations?

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:

Motivation/Ambition/Aspiration,Personality-Job 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),Analytical Thinking

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

The candidate’s aspirations and motivations.
The candidate’s professionalism and commitment to goal attainment.
The candidate’s logical thinking.

Red Flags to Watch For:

The candidate’s lack of aspirations and motivations in life.
The candidate’s unprofessionalism.
Answers that reflect illogical thinking.

Sample Answer:

As much as possible, I set my priorities straight in terms of job performance. I always make sure that everything is on track in order to meet deadlines which is one of the expectations from me.

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