Question: Describe a time when you made a decision or recommendation from analyzing information and data. What was your data analysis process and how did your analysis help?

Alternative Question Phrasing:

Tell me about a time when you had to analyze information and make a recommendation.
What kind of thought process did you go through?
Was the recommendation accepted?
If not, why?

Follow-up questions:

What impact did your solution have?
What challenges did you experience during your analysis and problem solving process?
How did you handle the challenges that you experienced?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Behavioral

Skills:

Basic – Active Learning,Basic – Critical Thinking,Complex Problem Solving,Systems – Judgment and Decision Making,Systems Analysis,Systems Evaluation

Abilities:

Cognitive – Category Flexibility (Mental Flexibility),Cognitive – Deductive Reasoning,Cognitive – Fluency of Ideas (Idea Generation Frequency),Cognitive – Inductive Reasoning,Cognitive – Information Ordering,Cognitive – Problem Sensitivity (Problem Recognition),Cognitive – Speed of Closure (Thinking Speed),Cognitive – Visualisation

Work Activity (Task):

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

Job Structure – Freedom to Make Decisions,Job Structure – Frequency of Decision Making,Job Structure – Level of Responsibility (Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Organization Results)

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Analytical Thinking,Attention to Detail

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

You are looking for ability to identify problems and problem solving skills. You are looking for conflict management and decision making skills. You are also looking for interviewee’s thinking when working out a question.

Red Flags to Watch For:

If the interviewee ignores the question. If the interviewee has never actively made a problem solving decision and has no good reason for the lack thereof.

Sample Answer:

N/A

Question Source: https://www.zippia.com/employer/behavioural-interview-questions/