Question: Currently, our company’s goals are [blank]. How would this role contribute to achieving these goals?

Alternative Question Phrasing:

Follow-up questions:

How are your personal goals aligned to this role?
What new skill have you acquired recently which might benefit for this role?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Knowledge/Skill Based

Skills:

Social – Service Orientation (Customer Service/Focus),Systems – Judgment and Decision Making

Abilities:

Cognitive – Visualisation

Other Factors:

Candidate Preparedness,Personality-Job Fit,Personality-Organization Fit

Work Activity (Task):

Mental Processes – Developing Objectives and Strategies,Mental Processes – Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work

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

Job Structure – Level of Responsibility (Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Organization Results)

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

You are looking if the candidate is able to align their personal goals with company’s goals.
Look for the candidate’s determination to achieving those goals.
If the candidate regularly works towards brushing up their skills which will contribute to these goals.

Red Flags to Watch For:

Candidate’s goals are way different from the company’s goals.
Candidate does not have any goals at all or goals that contribute to this role.

Sample Answer:

N/A

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