Question: Based on your understanding of this role, which of your skills do you believe will be most valuable to our organization?

Alternative Question Phrasing:

If you were in this role, which one of your skills do you think will contribute the most to this company?

Follow-up questions:

Why do you think so?
What do you think your skill level in this skill is?
How good are you think this skill?
How would you and you ability level in this skill differentiate you from another candidate with the same skillset?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Knowledge/Skill Based,Traditional

Skills:

Basic – Critical Thinking,Basic – Science and Logic

Abilities:

Cognitive – Category Flexibility (Mental Flexibility),Cognitive – Deductive Reasoning,Cognitive – Flexibility of Closure (Pattern Detection)

Other Factors:

Candidate Preparedness,Personality-Job Fit,Personality-Team Fit,Rapport Building Question,Self-Awareness

Work Activity (Task):

Information Input – Estimating Characteristics of Objects, Events, or Information,Mental Processes – Analyzing Data or Information,Mental Processes – Evaluating Compliance with Standards,Mental Processes – Judging the Value of Things, Services, or People

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

Job Structure – Frequency of Decision Making

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Achievement/Effort (Action/Result Orientation),Analytical Thinking,Humility

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

You are looking for the interviewee’s understanding of the role and how the interviewee thinks their skills fit into the role or company. This question can also lead to conversations about what skills they have.
The interviewee may sell you on how they and their skill are the best out of the applicants, and present high confidence in their own abilities.

Red Flags to Watch For:

A red flag is if the interviewee has a poor idea of the skills needed for the role.

Sample Answer:

N/A

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