Have you ever received constructive feedback from a leader or colleague? How did you handle that situation?
It can be challenging to receive constructive criticism in the workplace, but we've all had to face this situation at some point or another. The decision-makers at Pfizer reviewing your HireVue session want to know how you react in the face of criticism. The goal of your response is to show that you can listen to criticism, respond professionally, learn from the feedback, and willingly take action to improve.
Avoid discussing a time you received criticism about your character. Instead, consider providing an example where you received feedback on your skill level on a day-to-day duty of a previous role you held and were able to make noticeable improvements. Also, avoid discussing criticism around skills that are a must-have for the role you are applying for at Pfizer.
Using the STAR method, outline the situation and describe how you worked hard to improve. Highlight what you learned from the feedback you received and spotlight how this criticism helped you improve your quality of work. Your response should end on a positive note about a lesson learned and how this lesson has boosted your career or work performance, thus benefitting your work future with Pfizer.
The average HireVue interview takes approximately 30 minutes to complete. This one-way video interview typically includes three to five questions. Depending on the hiring company's parameters, the HireVue platform will generally give you 30 seconds to prepare a response and up to two minutes to answer each question. It's important to note that HireVue stops recording as soon as your time limit is up, so it's better to run under time than overtime.
"Last year, in my current role as a Research Manager, my director sat me down during my performance review and asked that I submit my weekly documentation faster than I had been. I agreed with his feedback. I knew that I preferred working on other tasks over typing up reports. However, I understood that timely documentation was critical to the success of our projects. I started to time block my calendar, giving myself three 20-minute time slots every day to complete my documentation. I set the time and did the work with no excuses. Eventually, the documentation became a natural part of my workflow. Now, my documentation is detailed and always on time."
