Question: Describe a time when you had to adapt your project work after receiving new information or feedback while working on it halfway.

Alternative Question Phrasing:

Explain how you had to change your approach halfway through a project or task following new input into the project.

Follow-up questions:

How much more time did you have to spend to finish this project after these changes were suggested?
Were you expecting these changes earlier?
Do you usually have back up plans while working on any project?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Behavioral

Skills:

Basic – Critical Thinking,Basic – Monitoring (Making observations of self and environment),Basic – Science and Logic,Complex Problem Solving,Management of Time,Systems – Judgment and Decision Making,Systems Evaluation

Abilities:

Cognitive – Deductive Reasoning,Cognitive – Inductive Reasoning,Cognitive – Originality,Cognitive – Perceptual Speed,Cognitive – Problem Sensitivity (Problem Recognition),Cognitive – Speed of Closure (Thinking Speed),Cognitive – Visualisation

Other Factors:

Personality-Job Fit,Personality-Organization Fit

Work Activity (Task):

Information Input – Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials (for Problem Identification),Information Input – Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings,Mental Processes – Analyzing Data or Information,Mental Processes – Developing Objectives and Strategies,Mental Processes – Judging the Value of Things, Services, or People,Mental Processes – Making Decisions and Solving Problems,Mental Processes – Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work,Mental Processes – Processing Information,Mental Processes – Thinking Creatively (Creativity)

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

Job Structure – Structured versus Unstructured Work

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Adaptability/Flexibility,Analytical Thinking,Handling Ambiguity,Initiative,Patience,Persistence/Perseverance

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

You are looking for the candidate’s approach and thought process about how to insert new developments.
If the candidate sounds flexible and that they were prepared to change the way they had planned to work at the start.
Along with adaptability, you are looking for the candidate’s time management skills as they would have used half of the time already.

Red Flags to Watch For:

If the candidate gives a vague answer that they were able to make changes easily, but there is no specific example which proves this.
If the candidate failed to finish the task on time and they would use the changes as excuse.

Sample Answer:

N/A

Question Source: https://www.totaljobs.com/advice/most-common-competency-based-interview-questions