interview Questions(5)

Integrity

1.  Describe a time when you were asked to keep information confidential.

2.  Give examples of how you have acted with integrity in your job/work relationships.

3.  If you can, tell me about a time when your trustworthiness was challenged.  How did you

react/respond?

4.  Tell us about a specific time when you had to handle a tough problem which challenged fairness

or ethical iss ues?

5.  Trust requires personal accountability.  Can you tell me about a time when you chose to trust

someone?  What was the outcome?




Personal Accountability

1.  Tell me about a time when you took responsibility for a failure.

2.  Tell me about a time when you assumed personal accountability for a situation or event because

you realized the role you played in the situation or event?

3.  Describe what personal accountability means to you.

4.  Tell me about the last time you made a mistake.

5.  Please describe what you believe to be the biggest failure in your career.  What did you learn

from this situation and how have you grown as a result?

6.  Tell me about a time you did something you regret.

7.  Being fully accountable for results sometimes means acknowledging what more we, personally,

could have done to achieve des ired results.  Share about a time when you did not reach the

expected results.  What more could you have done in that situation to meet expec tations?

8.  Tell me about a time when you received negative feedbac k from your boss.
Personal Growth and Development

1.  Think  about at time when setting a positive example had a highly beneficial impact on people you

worked with.  How did you determine that a strong example was needed?  What did you do?

What was the effect on the people?

2.  Tell me the one thing about you as an employee that you hope your current or last boss doesn't

tell me during a reference call.

3.  Tell me about a time when you were not pleased with (or were disappointed in) your

performance.  What did you do about it?

4.  Tell me about a time when one of your weaknesses got the better of you.

5.  Give me an example of a time that you used one of your strengths to help another person or team

succeed.

6.  Describe a work s ituation or project that brought out the worst in you.  Why did it bring out the

worst in you?  What did you learn?

7.  Give me an example of something that you have done in the past to improve yourself.

8.  Describe a s ituation in which you received constructiv e feedback  about your work.  What was the

feedbac k about?  What was your assessment of the feedback?  What did you do with the

information you received?  What changes did you mak e?

Results Orientation
1.  Give me an example of an important goal you have had and about your success in achieving it.

2.  Describe a time when, against all odds, you were able to get a project or task completed within

the defined parameters.

3.  Tell me about a time when you were asked to complete a difficult assignment and the odds were

against you.  What did you learn from the experience?

4.  Tell me about a time you had to pay close attention to the tiny details in order to be successful.

5.  Describe a time when you had to work  very hard and make personal s acrifices to help your

organization/department/team reach its goals.

Stewardship/Corporate Citizenship

1.  Tell me about a collaborative effort you led between an organization or group and the community.

2.  Give me an example of a community issue that you have helped to address.

3.  Describe a c ommunity effort you have been involved in where both the community and

businesses located in the community benefited.

4.  Tell me about a way that you have championed the concept of citizenship/stewardship within your

team/department/organization.