Question: Describe a time when you made a decision too slowly which resulted in a negative outcome.

Alternative Question Phrasing:

Are there any occasions when you feel you make up your mind too quickly or too slowly?

Follow-up questions:

What did you do after your realization?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Behavioral

Skills:

Basic – Monitoring (Making observations of self and environment)

Abilities:

Cognitive – Category Flexibility (Mental Flexibility)

Other Factors:

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 Style (Person-Job Fit):

Analytical Thinking,Humility

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

The candidate’s decision-making skills.
The candidate’s analytical thinking.

Red Flags to Watch For:

Answers that reveal poor decision making skills.

Sample Answer:

N/A

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