Question: What was the best decision you ever made at work or in life?

Alternative Question Phrasing:

Follow-up questions:

What were the alternatives? How did you go about making this decision?
What was the outcome of your decision?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Behavioral

Skills:

Basic – Monitoring (Making observations of self and environment)

Other Factors:

Self-Awareness

Work Activity (Task):

Mental Processes – Analyzing Data or Information,Mental Processes – Judging the Value of Things, Services, or People,Mental Processes – Making Decisions and Solving Problems

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Analytical Thinking

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

The candidate’s analytical thinking skills.
The candidate’s decision-making skills.

Red Flags to Watch For:

The candidate’s poor analytical thinking skills.
The candidate’s poor decision-making skills.

Sample Answer:

The best decision I’ve ever made was to finish my college degree. Through that decision, a lot of opportunities opened for me which would help me reach my aspirations in life.

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