Question: What is the most important work-related document you have written? What kinds of problems did you face when writing it and what kind of reception did it receive?

Alternative Question Phrasing:

Follow-up questions:

How do you feel knowing you have written something so important?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Skills:

Basic – Monitoring (Making observations of self and environment),Basic – Science and Logic,Basic – Writing,Social – Social Perceptiveness

Abilities:

Cognitive – Deductive Reasoning,Cognitive – Written Expression

Other Factors:

Personality-Job Fit,Self-Awareness

Work Activity (Task):

Mental Processes – Analyzing Data or Information,Mental Processes – Judging the Value of Things, Services, or People

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Achievement/Effort (Action/Result Orientation),Analytical Thinking

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

The candidate’s analytical thinking.

Red Flags to Watch For:

The candidate’s poor analytical thinking skills.

Sample Answer:

Once I was assigned to prepare a presentation to management. It was important because the approval depended on that presentation. Fortunately, we got the approval that we needed.

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