"All feedback is constructive feedback, even when it isn't delivered constructively. If a person offers negative feedback, it is because they are frustrated or having some problem. Let's say someone is hotheaded, and the feedback they're delivering isn't wholly accurate. Let's say they're projecting. No matter how information is presented to me, I always try to reflect on and understand how a person feels and what information they are actually conveying. What matters is what they're saying, and what prompted the feedback, and what can be learned from the exchange. Every such lesson will help you do your job better and advance your people skills. I try to look past their tone or negativity and understand the problem that is frustrating them so I can work to offer a solution. So, I always welcome and thrive on feedback. More often than not, I proactively seek out feedback."

The NSA devotes a great deal of focus to continual learning, continual development, and personal and professional growth. Therefore, their ideal candidates are those who are overachievers and proactively seek out feedback, taking advantage of every opportunity to learn and grow. The NSA specifies that they expect their workforce to assess and recognize their "own strengths and weaknesses and pursuing self-development activities that also will build expertise in compliance methods and practices as well as mission practices, whether technical, analytic, or both." Keep this in mind when formulating your answer.