Question: What qualifications do you have beyond academics that qualify you to make a successful transition into this role?

Alternative Question Phrasing:

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Follow-up questions:

Why do you think those qualifications are necessary for this job?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Knowledge/Skill Based

Skills:

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

Abilities:

Cognitive – Category Flexibility (Mental Flexibility)

Other Factors:

Entry Level (New Graduate),Personality-Job 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):

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

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

The candidate’s logical thinking.
How adaptable the candidate is.

Red Flags to Watch For:

Answers that reveal illogical thinking.

Sample Answer:

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