Department of Veterans Affairs Mock Interview

Practice 30 Department of Veterans Affairs interview questions covering mission commitment, veteran-centered care, and federal service values.

Question 30 of 30

What do you do for fun?

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This is commonly posed as a wrap-up question to gain a more casual insight into your personality, interests, and motivators. It is important for employees to have stress-relievers outside of work to help them recharge, balance work life with their personal life, and keep their productivity up while at work.

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This is an opportunity for you to make yourself more interesting. Offering a glimpse into what makes you relatable is the goal. If all goes well, your answer could generate a connective conversation that will leave the interviewer with a memorable experience at the conclusion of your interview. Share the hobbies and interests that make you seem interesting and affable. Find relatable points of common interest. The less guarded you are about your personal life, the more it shows you'll be able to foster interpersonal work relationships. Your interviewer will take this into consideration when they are evaluating your fit into the team.

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"I enjoy reading and watching documentaries a lot. I also love getting on my bike and riding through the park. Mountain biking, too. When I can, I go to the mountains and go skiing. But more than anything, I enjoy spending the evening snuggling on the couch with my significant other and streaming something on the TV."

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30Department of Veterans Affairs Interview Questions & Answers

Behavioral

1.Why do you want to work here?

Communication

2.What do you know about what we do here?

Behavioral

3.What is your vision for your future here at this company?

Behavioral

4.Tell me what youâ€™ve done to bolster trust within your team.

Behavioral

5.Tell me about a time when you werenâ€™t able to build a relationship with a difficult coworker.

Behavioral

6.Tell me about a time you disagreed with a coworker.

Behavioral

7.List three characteristics you feel you possess that make you a sensitive, effective leader.

Communication

8.Tell me about a time when you dealt with two very different employees that could not be treated the same.

Communication

9.Tell me about a time when a subordinate had a personal need that conflicted with the needs of the team.

Behavioral

10.Tell me about a time you sought feedback from your subordinates.

Communication

11.Tell me about a time where you felt you hadnâ€™t communicated as well as you could have. How did you remedy it?

Experience

12.Give me an example of a time you made poor choices at work. What did you learn? What would you do differently?

Behavioral

13.Have you ever had to commit an unsafe act in order to get a job done?

Behavioral

14.Describe a time when you went above and beyond.

Experience

15.How would you go about learning a new skill set?

Experience

16.How would you respond if you were placed in a situation where we needed you to do something we did not train you for?

Experience

17.Tell me about a time you had to complete a job with inadequate resources.

Communication

18.If assigned more tasks than you could handle, what would you do?

Behavioral

19.Do you ever take your work home with you?

Experience

20.When have you displayed â€œoutside-the-boxâ€ thinking?

Experience

21.What organizational changes have you implemented in the past?

Experience

22.Tell me about a time you had to help your staff understand the relevance of the work they were performing.

Experience

23.Whatâ€™s your biggest professional disappointment?

Behavioral

24.How do you deal with a bad day?

Experience

25.What have you learned from your mistakes on the job?

Experience

26.Name three things youâ€™ve done in the past to grow in your job.

Behavioral

27.Whatâ€™s the least rewarding work youâ€™ve done?

Communication

28.Describe a time when you disagreed with a performance evaluation.

Behavioral

29.What do you place greater value on, praise or pay? Why?

Behavioral

Department of Veterans Affairs Mock Interview

What do you do for fun?

30Department of Veterans Affairs Interview Questions & Answers

1.Why do you want to work here?

2.What do you know about what we do here?

3.What is your vision for your future here at this company?

4.Tell me what youâ€™ve done to bolster trust within your team.

5.Tell me about a time when you werenâ€™t able to build a relationship with a difficult coworker.

6.Tell me about a time you disagreed with a coworker.

7.List three characteristics you feel you possess that make you a sensitive, effective leader.

8.Tell me about a time when you dealt with two very different employees that could not be treated the same.

9.Tell me about a time when a subordinate had a personal need that conflicted with the needs of the team.

10.Tell me about a time you sought feedback from your subordinates.

11.Tell me about a time where you felt you hadnâ€™t communicated as well as you could have. How did you remedy it?

12.Give me an example of a time you made poor choices at work. What did you learn? What would you do differently?

13.Have you ever had to commit an unsafe act in order to get a job done?

14.Describe a time when you went above and beyond.

15.How would you go about learning a new skill set?

16.How would you respond if you were placed in a situation where we needed you to do something we did not train you for?

17.Tell me about a time you had to complete a job with inadequate resources.

18.If assigned more tasks than you could handle, what would you do?

19.Do you ever take your work home with you?

20.When have you displayed â€œoutside-the-boxâ€ thinking?

21.What organizational changes have you implemented in the past?

22.Tell me about a time you had to help your staff understand the relevance of the work they were performing.

23.Whatâ€™s your biggest professional disappointment?

24.How do you deal with a bad day?

25.What have you learned from your mistakes on the job?

26.Name three things youâ€™ve done in the past to grow in your job.

27.Whatâ€™s the least rewarding work youâ€™ve done?

28.Describe a time when you disagreed with a performance evaluation.

29.What do you place greater value on, praise or pay? Why?

30.What do you do for fun?

20.When have you displayed â€œoutside-the-boxâ€ thinking?