Decision Making - Performance
Describe a recent unpopular decision you made and what the result was.
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Describe a situation when you demonstrated initiative and took action without waiting for direction. What was the outcome?
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Describe a time when you took personal accountability for a conflict and initiated contact with the individual(s) involved to explain your actions.
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Describe the most challenging negotiation in which you were involved. What did you do? What were the results for you? What were the results for the other party?
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Describe the most creative work-related project which you have carried out.
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Discuss an important decision you have made regarding a task or project at work. What factors influenced your decision?
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Everyone has made some poor decisions or has done something that just did not turn out right. Has this happened to you? What happened?
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Give an example of a time in which you had to be relatively quick in coming to a decision.
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Give an example of a time when you made a mistake because you did not listen well to what someone had to say.
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Give an example of when you were able to successfully develop such a new approach.
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Give examples of how you have acted with integrity in your job/work relationship.
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Give me an example of a project that best describes your organizational skills.
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Give me an example of when you had to go above and beyond the call of duty in order to get a job done.
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Give me an example of when you took a risk to achieve a goal. What was the outcome?
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Give me examples of projects/tasks you started on your own.
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Give some instances in which you anticipated problems and were able to influence a new direction.
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Have you ever been a member of a group where two of the members did not work well together? What did you do to get them to do so?
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Have you ever been in a situation where you had to bargain with someone? How did you feel about this? What did you do? Give an example.
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Have you ever had a situation where you had a number of alternatives to choose from? How did you go about choosing one?
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Have you ever had a subordinate whose performance was consistently marginal? What did you do?
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Have you ever had a subordinate whose work was always marginal? How did you deal with that person? What happened?
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Have you ever had difficulty getting others to accept your ideas? What was your approach? Did it work?
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How did you get work assignments at your most recent employer?
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How did you go about deciding what strategy to employ when dealing with a difficult customer?
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How did you review the information? What process did you follow to reach a conclusion?
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How do you decide what gets top priority when scheduling your time?
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How do you involve your manager and/or others when you make a decision?
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How have you adjusted your style when it was not meeting the objectives and/or people were not responding correctly?
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How often do you have to rely on information you have gathered from others when talking to them? What kinds of problems have you had? What happened?
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How would you define "success" for someone in your chosen career?
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If you can, tell about a time when your trustworthiness was challenged. How did you react/respond?
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In a current job task, what steps do you go through to ensure your decisions are correct/effective?
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Tell us about a specific time when you had to handle a tough problem which challenged fairness or ethnical issues.
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Tell us about a suggestion you made to improve the way job processes/operations worked.
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Tell us about a time when you had to take disciplinary action with someone you supervised.
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Tell us about a time when you had to tell a staff member that you were dissatisfied with his or her work.
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Tell us about a time when you had to use your authority to get something done. Where there any negative consequences?
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Tell us about the most difficult or frustrating individual that you've ever had to work with, and how you managed to work with them.
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Trust requires personal accountability. Can you tell about a time when you chose to trust someone? What was the outcome?
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What alternatives did you develop?
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What do you do when you are faced with an obstacle to an important project? Give an example.
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What do you do when your schedule is suddenly interrupted? Give an example.
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What have you done in past situations to contribute toward a teamwork environment?
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What is the toughest group that you have had to get cooperation from? Describe how you handled it. What was the outcome?
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What kind of decisions do you make rapidly? What kind takes more time? Give examples.
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What kinds of decisions are most difficult for you? Describe one? Who made the decision?
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What kinds of things really get you excited?
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What sorts of things did you do at school that were beyond expectations?
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What was your most difficult decision in the last 6 months? What made it difficult?
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When do you give positive feedback to people? Tell me about the last time you did. Give an example of how you handle the need for constructive criticism with a subordinate or peer.
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When is listening important on your job? When is listening difficult?
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When was the last time that you thought "outside of the box" and how did you do it?
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When you have difficulty persuading someone to your point of view, what do you do? Give an example.
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When you have to make a highly technical decision, how do you go about doing it?
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How do you handle a subordinate whose work is not up to expectations?
fear inspired or praise inspired give my advice with my judgements
How do you coach a subordinate to develop a new skill?
know what they're experiencing give praise set room for learning
