Would you consider yourself a risk taker?

HireVue prides itself in reviewing candidates for their consistency. They even advertise on their website that they "Ensure hiring team consistency. Assess candidates consistently with evaluation guides built into the interview experience. Hiring teams can be instantly calibrated with provided job-related attributes and behavior examples validated by IO psychologists." They aim to provide "consistency to the interview process. Each candidate is asked the same questions and is reviewed using the same criteria. This, in turn, allows HireVue's customers to quickly hire better quality, more diverse applicants to fill their roles."

The assessment model will evaluate your level of honesty based on the consistency between your non-verbal cues and what you're communicating verbally, including your confidence in your statements, the consistency of your answers from one question to the next, and whether you unintentionally contradict yourself from answer to answer or from your resume.

A candidate's tone, facial expressions, body language, and mannerisms will be interpreted as their true feelings, intentions, and attitudes. When these are incongruent with your words and statements, it is commonly considered an indication of limited emotional intelligence or burnout syndrome. An inconsistent narrative also indicates a lack of attention to detail and a lack of self-awareness and thereby suggests the type of consistency they can expect from your work performance. So you want to ensure your answers are consistent throughout your interview and your interview performance.

"I would consider myself a calculated risk take when necessary. For example, if a high-pressure situation unfolds, and I don't have all the information to be fully prepared to proceed, I will gather what information I have, tap into every resource available to me, and react accordingly. However, I should clarify that I rarely suffer from task procrastination or task paralysis. I think quickly on my feet and act fast."

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.