Behavioral Questions Flashcards
Tell me about a time when you were faced with a problem that had a number of possible solutions. What was the problem and how did you determine the course of action? What was the outcome of that choice?
Problem solving / dive deep
Tell me about a time you had to quickly adjust your work priorities to meet challenging demands?
Bias for Action
Give me an example of a time you faced a conflict while working on a team. How did you handle that?
Teamwork / Interpersonal skills
When was the last time you had to apologize to someone?
Teamwork / Interpersonal skills
Describe a long-term project that you managed. How did you keep everything moving along in a timely manner?
Teamwork / Interpersonal skills
Describe a situation when you negotiated with others in your organization to reach an agreement.
Teamwork / Interpersonal skills
Tell me about a time when you received negative feedback from your manager. How did you respond?
Earn trust
Tell me about a time when you missed an obvious solution to a problem.
Problem solving / dive deep
Tell me about a time when you were 75% through a project, and you had to pivot strategy
Strategy and decision making
Tell me about a time you had to deal with ambiguity
Strategy and decision making
Tell me about the toughest decision you’ve had to make in the past six months
Strategy and decision making
What’s the most innovative new idea that you have implemented?
Learn and be curious
Tell me about a time you stepped up into a leadership role
Ownership
Describe a time when you sacrificed short term goals for long term success
Ownership
Tell me about a time when you had to push back to HQ or challenged a decision
Ownership
We all deal with difficult customers from time to time. Tell me about a challenging client-facing situation and how you handled it
Customer Obsession
Tell me about a time when you were not able to meet a time commitment. What prevented you from meeting it? What was the outcome and what did you learn from it?
Failure
Tell me about a time you failed and what you learned from it
Failure
When did you take a risk, make a mistake, or fail? How did you respond, and how did you grow from that experience?
Failure
What did you do when you needed to motivate a group of individuals or promote collaboration on a particular project?
Earn trust
How have you leveraged data to develop a strategy?
Dive Deep
