Question: Describe a time when you to take knowledge or skills that you learned on your own time, and apply them at your job.

Alternative Question Phrasing:

When did you last acquire effective knowledge in your own time and how can you apply this towards your career?

Follow-up questions:

Was it worth it? How did it help your career?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Behavioral

Skills:

Basic – Active Learning

Abilities:

Cognitive – Category Flexibility (Mental Flexibility)

Other Factors:

Personal Improvement (Growth),Personality-Job Fit,Personality-Organization Fit,Self-Awareness

Work Activity (Task):

Mental Processes – Developing Objectives and Strategies,Work Output – Quality Improvement

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Achievement/Effort (Action/Result Orientation),Humility,Initiative

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Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

The candidate’s commitment to self-improvement and continuous development.

Red Flags to Watch For:

The candidate’s disregard for continuous self-improvement.

Sample Answer:

I always find ways to improve myself. Thanks to technology, there are various courses that I can take to keep my skills updated. I find them useful, especially the new techniques that I can apply to my job. Just recently, I took an online course on Windows 10 since that’s what we are using. I learned new features that make my tasks easy.

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