Question: What types of people or situations irritate or annoy you?

Alternative Question Phrasing:

What types of people annoy you?
Can you tell me what things really bother you?

Follow-up questions:

Please explain why they irritate/bother you.

Question Details:

Question Type:

Traditional

Skills:

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

Other Factors:

Big 5 – Agreeableness,Personality-Job Fit,Personality-Organization Fit

Work Activity (Task):

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

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Adaptability/Flexibility,Patience

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

The candidate’s professionalism and patience.

Red Flags to Watch For:

The candidate’s unprofessionalism and lack of patience.

Sample Answer:

It bothers me when people don’t commit to projects. I don’t get irritated easily, I’m just bothered when they don’t perform the tasks assigned to them. It pays to be patient but firm when these things happen.

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