1. How do you like to be recognized for your accomplishments?
2. Tell me about an achievement you are proud of. What did you find challenging about it?
3. How do you define success?
4. Describe a difficult moment in your career. How did you handle it?
5. Safety is a top priority at NASA. How have you prioritized working under strict safety protocols during your career?
6. Tell us about a time when you faced an unexpected challenge at work. How did you handle it?
7. How would you handle a situation here at NASA in which you were presented with new material or a new task that you didn't understand?
8. Describe a time when you had to quickly adapt to a change at work. How will you be adaptable to change here at NASA?
9. What are some ways you have worked to improve yourself over the past year?
10. What traits or strengths of yours align with the culture and values of NASA?
11. How do you manage your time?
12. How will you balance life and work while working at NASA?
13. How would you communicate with someone who has a different cultural background than you?
14. Rate your communication skills from 1-10 with proper examples backing your given rating.
15. Tell us about a time you successfully navigated conflict in the workplace.
16. Are you actively interviewing with other companies, and are you close to offer stage with anyone?
17. Because of the nature of our mission at NASA we conduct rigorous background checks on employees. This includes criminal background, credit, and education verification checks. Are you willing to comply?
18. Confidentiality is of utmost importance to us at NASA. Are you willing to sign a confidentiality agreement, if hired?
19. What does NASA stand for?
20. In your opinion, what is the biggest breakthrough in space exploration in the past decade?
21. Who would you say inspires you?
22. Why do you want to work with the team here at NASA?
23. In what ways can you help us to maintain a diverse and inclusive working environment here at NASA?
24. Tell me about your experience working in this field. How can this experience apply to this role at NASA?
25. For this position at NASA we seek to hire only those with aerospace experience. Are you more experienced in the private or public aerospace industry?
26. How have you demonstrated leadership when you were not in a formal leadership role? How will this benefit the team here at NASA?
27. Rate the problem-solving skills that you would bring to the NASA team from 1-10. How do you justify your rating?
28. What are your salary requirements?
29. Tell me about a time you worked as part of a team to solve a problem. What role did you play on the team in this situation?
30. How would you contribute to fostering a positive and effective team culture during long and challenging projects at NASA?
31. Tell me about a time when you had to work with another team to accomplish a goal. What did you learn from that experience that you can bring to NASA?
32. When you're leading or participating in a team, what steps do you take to get team members to contribute ideas?
33. If hired at NASA, how will you earn the trust of your new coworkers?
34. How do you feel you can contribute directly to the mission of NASA?
35. What would you say is one initial weakness that you would have in this role with NASA?