The National Security Agency conducts annual employee surveys through their "Intelligence Community (IC) Climate Survey," which recently reported that their employees are dedicated, happy, and motivated at work and that 92% of their colleagues are constantly looking for ways to do their jobs better. So, when answering this question, consider what made your accomplishment unique, and what it contributed to the rest of your teams. To what extent was your accomplishment above and beyond, and how frequently do you contribute at this level?

Additionally, the NSA is known to have a very supportive and positive work culture, offering unique career paths, and training employees in entirely new skill sets within their agency, which often results in lifelong careers. So reflect upon your drive and ambition as well, and how far you plan to take your career with them if presented with this opportunity.

"Just recently, I spent some time analyzing and identifying the root causes of our department's underperformance and was challenged with addressing these issues in the most cost-effective manner. After a while, I focused on a multitude of bureaucratic systems, checks and balances that seemed extraneous. So, upon some deep inquiry, I learned many of these measures were put into place as a result of a few poorly performing employees who'd set a poor precedent and were detrimental to the performance of the entire department. But those individuals were long gone, and I felt any such prior issues would be better thwarted through training. So, I led a multi-department team in creating an ethical standards guideline for our organization, and for the work we did, and then streamlined all of our systems accordingly. Within three weeks, the entire department was overperforming and we set some new records."