Question: Tell me about a time when you encountered an unexpected event that required you to change your priorities.

Alternative Question Phrasing:

N/A

Follow-up questions:

What did you learn from the experience?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Behavioral

Skills:

Basic – Critical Thinking

Abilities:

Cognitive – Category Flexibility (Mental Flexibility)

Other Factors:

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 Style (Person-Job Fit):

Adaptability/Flexibility,Analytical Thinking

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

The candidate’s flexibility when it comes to prioritizing.

Red Flags to Watch For:

Resistance to change.
The candidate’s inability to be flexible.

Sample Answer:

N/A

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