The Hidden Step
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Scenario Oriented
1. Tell me about a time when you had to work with someone who was
diffcult to get along with or you didn’t like.
2. Describe a project you led in the past, and what was its outcome?
3. Give me an example of a time that you felt you participated in an
activity that exceeded everyone’s expectations.
4. Can you describe a time when your work was criticized? And how
did you handle it?
5. Tell me about a time when you had to constructively criticize some
one. How did you do it?
6. Describe the most diffcult period in your life, and how did you
handle it?
7. Give me an example of a time you did something wrong.
8. Tell me about a time where you had to deal with confict on the job.
9. Describe how you would handle a situation where you were
required to complete a large task by the end of the day, and there
was no possible way that you could fnish it on time. What would
you do?
10. Tell me about a time when you had to stick by a decision, although
it was unpopular.
11. Give examples of an idea you implemented at your previous job?
12. How do you handle dishonesty in the workplace? Tell me about a
time that you handled such a situation.
13. Describe the ideal working environment to do your best work.
14. What is your greatest failure, and what did you learn from it?
15. Discuss a situation during the past year in which you had to deal
with an upset customer or coworker.
16. Describe the most diffcult boss you worked for and how you dealt
with them.
17. What would you do if the priorities on a major project assigned to
you were suddenly changed?
Answer the questions
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