Tell us what it was like working in your previous position.
"Zero complaints. Great teams. Collaborative, transparent, and everyone is interested in helping each other out. Let's see, so I'd start my day by almost always getting to work early. I stroll through work, saying my hellos, checking in on an individual level, and keeping a sharp eye out for any details which might grab my attention. Then I check my inbox and review anything new or urgent. I review the priorities I tracked the evening before, adjust them accordingly, explore my resources, and get to work. If I have a lot on my plate at work or at home, I evaluate every piece of the puzzle. I make it all fit into my week. Just spending that bit of time at the forefront to strategize my week allows things to feel more sustainable. I'm proactive, I guess. Reaction is rarely sustainable, in my humble opinion. By the end of the day we'd all fill each other in on where we left off with our work, just in case something comes up the next day, and everyone knows how to cover each other's work in case someone isn't able to make it in the next day."
This question to aims to assess your emotional perspective of your previous employer. Your choice of words could offer insights into your work ethic and integrity, whether you have career goals you are aspiring to, or whether you are looking for a new start doing the same thing somewhere else. It also serves to assess your skill level, how transferable your skills are, how similar your previous role was, and how accurate your expectations are of what lies ahead. Lastly, the assessment vendor will evaluate your verbal and non-verbal cues for indications of whether you departed on amicable or acrimonious terms.
You'll want to focus on the positives and reflect fondly on what you enjoyed most about your previous role. Express how your previous roles helped progress your career forward. Align your experience with the requirements of the position you are applying for. Be at ease, talking as comfortably and as articulately as possible.
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