Adaptability Mock Interview

Practice 15 Adaptability interview questions covering change management, learning agility, and resilience.

Question 8 of 15

Tell me about a time when you made a suggestion requesting change in an organization.

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Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.

"My current company was a start-up when I first joined, and we did not have any policy in place for reigning in customer changes and requests. I recommended a policy where amends are made within seven days from original submission. The agency owner implemented the idea. As a result, more projects completed ahead of schedule and clients became more decisive."

Rachelle Enns

Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.

"I had noticed a lack of communication with our 2nd and 3rd shift operations. I drafted a proposal to purchase announcement TVs to have hung in various places in the building to share information and requested a meeting with my department supervisor and the business leader."

Rachelle Enns

Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.

"Our company did not have a strong policy when it came to workplace harassment and bullying. I was able to work with the leadership team to create a new program which has been readily welcomed by our staff."

Rachelle Enns

Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.

"I have seen a lot of growth in my current company and there came a time, about two years ago, where we needed to make a stronger division between the sales, administration, and marketing divisions. Many employees were wearing multiple hats, and expectations were becoming convoluted. I made a recommendation for the division of roles and tasks, and it's worked tremendously well."

Rachelle Enns

Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.

"I recommended change recently when I asked that the split classes also have two teachers present in the room. As great as having a 5/6 split can be, there are challenges including learning curve and often bigger class size. My request is currently under review."

Rachelle Enns

Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.

"I noticed that our current theft protection tags were leaving holes in our more delicate garments. Our business was using the typical magnet and pin style security tags which were quite heavy. I made the recommendation that we change over to the style that stuck to the inside label. They are nearly weightless and also customers like them better because they don't interfere with the shape. We are in the process of implementing the change."

Rachelle Enns

Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.

The interviewer would like to know about your level of comfortability with change. In addition to being able to handle change, can you also recognize when change is required and be confident enough to present that to your organization? Talk to the interviewer about a time when you were able to suggest change in the workplace.

Rachelle Enns

Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.

"Last year when I was managing dispatch I noticed a pretty solid opportunity for us to save on overtime hours. I created a presentation and gave it to my manager who took it to upper management. The changes were implemented, and I was very proud of the suggestion that I made."

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I like to improve processes and innovate as much as possible. Working in the School of Education, we had many paper forms. I no longer wanted paper forms and wanted to digitize all the forms. By digitizing the forms we have all the information necessary to proceed and we streamline the process. This results in a more efficient office.

Marcie's Feedback

Mentioning that you like to improve processes and be innovative in your role are definitely positives that the interviewer will be happy to hear. Your example is also a good one! That doesn't sound like an easy project, but it sounds like the right move in terms of making things more streamlined and efficient in the office. Way to take the initiative!

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Adaptability Mock Interview

Tell me about a time when you made a suggestion requesting change in an organization.

15Adaptability Interview Questions & Answers

1.When have you had to adapt to change in the workplace?

2.When have you had to change a major component of your project due to new information being presented?

3.What was the biggest change you have had to deal with in your career?

4.When have you been asked to perform a function or complete a task in which you had little or no experience in doing?

5.When have you had to think quickly in response to sudden change?

6.When have you faced an unexpected difficulty?

7.When have you shown a willingness to learn a new method?

8.Tell me about a time when you made a suggestion requesting change in an organization.

9.When change occurs in the workplace, do you naturally adjust or do you first think of the worst?

10.When have you had to shift your priorities in response to sudden changes?

11.When you suffer a setback, how does that emotionally affect you and your work?

12.How do you react to an increase in your workload?

13.Do you prefer doing work on a routine day-to-day basis or do you prefer mixing up your routine?

14.When planning, how often do you create alternative scenarios to help you adjust to changing situations?

15.If your current company shut down today, what would you do to quickly adapt?