Question: Describe a time when you were the resident technical expert. What did you do to make sure everyone was able to understand you?

Alternative Question Phrasing:

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Follow-up questions:

How did you handle the pressure of dealing with everyone?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Behavioral,Knowledge/Skill Based

Skills:

Basic – Critical Thinking,Basic – Monitoring (Making observations of self and environment),Social – Coordination (Adjusting one’s own actions in relation to others),Technical (General)

Abilities:

Cognitive – Category Flexibility (Mental Flexibility)

Other Factors:

Direct Job Experience,Personality-Job Fit,Personality-Organization Fit,Self-Awareness

Work Activity (Task):

Information Input – Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events,Mental Processes – Judging the Value of Things, Services, or People,Work Output – Process Management

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

Interpersonal Relationships – Coordinate or Lead Others

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Achievement/Effort (Action/Result Orientation),Adaptability/Flexibility,Analytical Thinking,Patience

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

The candidate’s professionalism.
The candidate’s interpersonal skills.

Red Flags to Watch For:

The candidate’s unprofessionalism.
The candidate’s poor interpersonal skills.

Sample Answer:

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