Question: How do you think our company can become more environmentally sustainable?

Alternative Question Phrasing:

How do you think out organization can become carbon neutral?

Follow-up questions:

How would this work?
How would this affect costs or revenues?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Knowledge/Skill Based,Unconventional

Knowledge:

Production and Processing

Skills:

Basic – Critical Thinking,Basic – Science and Logic,Complex Problem Solving,Management of Financial Resources,Management of Material Resources

Abilities:

Cognitive – Fluency of Ideas (Idea Generation Frequency),Cognitive – Inductive Reasoning,Cognitive – Problem Sensitivity (Problem Recognition)

Work Activity (Task):

Information Input – Estimating Characteristics of Objects, Events, or Information,Mental Processes – Judging the Value of Things, Services, or People,Mental Processes – Thinking Creatively (Creativity)

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Analytical Thinking

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

This question is looking to test the interviewee’s critical thinking skills. Therefore, you are to judge the interviewee’s critical thinking skills based on the quality and feasibility of their eco-friendly ideas. Unless environmental sustainability is core to the company, actual knowledge of eco-friendly practices is secondary.

Red Flags to Watch For:

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Sample Answer:

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Question Source: Original