What would you consider your greatest achievement?
"It may sound corny, but sitting here in this interview with you? The fact that we are here right now means that I have achieved all the goals required in my five-year plan to have gotten me to this point in time. I've never reached this point before, so in all honesty, this is my greatest achievement to date, from a big picture point of view."
The aim of this question is to assess how you weigh your accomplishments against your career goals, while contrasting your example against their standards and expectations. Their aim is to evaluate whether your accomplishments exceed expectations or meet the status quo. Avoid exaggerating or telling the assessment vendor what you think the recruiters will want to hear. This will come across as disingenuous and, more often than not, will be flagged by the HireVue algorithm.
HireVue uses proprietary machine learning algorithms that analyze data points throughout your video interview, later allowing the company's hiring authority to evaluate those points and your perfomance. These data points include your non-verbal cues, such as facial expressions, eye movements, body movements, clothing details, and vocal nuances. Make sure to speak clearly and avoid speech crutches and long pauses while keeping it natural. Show your personality. Wear professional clothing appropriate to the role. Maintain eye contact with the camera as if you're speaking face-to-face with a person (while avoiding looking at yourself on the screen). Try to present yourself as a professional in every way.
Community answers are written by other candidates practicing this set. Reading how others frame the same question is one of the fastest ways to sharpen your own.
Anonymous Answer
My greatest achievement to date has been the ability to hit my current career-level accomplishments. My parents were/are hard-working class people who instilled a strong work ethic based on learning and commitment; there is nothing I cannot accomplish if I put my mind to it. It is with that attitude that I faced every challenge as an opportunity to learn and achieve great things.
Marcie's Feedback
Wow! It's wonderful that your parents have taught you to work hard and embrace learning. To strengthen your response, add more details about the kinds of career accomplishments you have achieved to date. Use the STAR method to describe the situation, your task/actions, and the result. These specifics will make your answer more meaningful and memorable to the interviewer. Nice job!
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