Tell us about a time when you demonstrated you were trustworthy.
"Every day. My previous boss called me honest to a fault. If I make a mistake, I admit to it, even if it is possible no one would have found out. But I'm not one to cover my tracks, and it's an issue of personal integrity. Just last week, payroll accidentally issued my bonus to me twice. I let them know, or course."
Remember, when your words, your tone and your gestures don't match up, the assessment vendor's algorithm will spot it. Most likely, it will easily flag you for any signs of exaggeration. Doing so will come across as disingenuous. So avoid telling them what you think they want to hear. Rather, remain calm and matter of fact, smiling softly while maintaining friendly eye contact with the camera. Friendly confidence and professionalism are the constant tone you want to present. Just speak from the heart. Break down what success means to you across all fronts; short-term goals, long-term goals, and the big picture. Effectively communicating how you foster trust, transparency, and effective communication will lead to greater collaboration among your teams.
This question assesses your level of honesty, your integrity, and could offer insights into your work ethic and personality. They'll be evaluating your answer for any signs of exaggeration, which they'll identify through your verbal cues, such as repeating a question before answering, such as rising and falling in tone while using qualifiers, speaking in sentence fragments, among others.
Some non-verbal cues the assessment vendor will use to evaluate your honesty are gaze avoidance, the direction of your eyes, fidgeting, restless foot, and leg movements, frequent body posture changes, grooming behaviors such as playing with hair or pressing your fingers to lips, stroking your chin, covering your mouth or your eyes, and excessive fidgeting.
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