Behavioral Questions Flashcards

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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?

A

Problem solving / dive deep

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2
Q

Tell me about a time you had to quickly adjust your work priorities to meet challenging demands?

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Bias for Action

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3
Q

Give me an example of a time you faced a conflict while working on a team. How did you handle that?

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Teamwork / Interpersonal skills

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4
Q

When was the last time you had to apologize to someone?

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Teamwork / Interpersonal skills

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5
Q

Describe a long-term project that you managed. How did you keep everything moving along in a timely manner?

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Teamwork / Interpersonal skills

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6
Q

Describe a situation when you negotiated with others in your organization to reach an agreement.

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Teamwork / Interpersonal skills

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7
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Tell me about a time when you received negative feedback from your manager. How did you respond?

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Earn trust

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8
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Tell me about a time when you missed an obvious solution to a problem.

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Problem solving / dive deep

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9
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Tell me about a time when you were 75% through a project, and you had to pivot strategy

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Strategy and decision making

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10
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Tell me about a time you had to deal with ambiguity

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Strategy and decision making

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11
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Tell me about the toughest decision you’ve had to make in the past six months

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Strategy and decision making

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12
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What’s the most innovative new idea that you have implemented?

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Learn and be curious

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13
Q

Tell me about a time you stepped up into a leadership role

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Ownership

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14
Q

Describe a time when you sacrificed short term goals for long term success

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Ownership

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15
Q

Tell me about a time when you had to push back to HQ or challenged a decision

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Ownership

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16
Q

We all deal with difficult customers from time to time. Tell me about a challenging client-facing situation and how you handled it

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Customer Obsession

17
Q

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?

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Failure

18
Q

Tell me about a time you failed and what you learned from it

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Failure

19
Q

When did you take a risk, make a mistake, or fail? How did you respond, and how did you grow from that experience?

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Failure

20
Q

What did you do when you needed to motivate a group of individuals or promote collaboration on a particular project?

A

Earn trust

21
Q

How have you leveraged data to develop a strategy?

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Dive Deep