Tell me about a time when you had to give someone difficult feedback. How did you handle it?

"I feel it is always necessary to have a relationship of some sort with the individual before you can appropriately and effectively provide feedback. My approach is always to ask permission before I give feedback. Last week a junior economist was speaking to other colleagues on a topic that he was not well versed in. I approached him later to let him know that I really appreciate his tenacity and excitement for the job. I then gently recommended that he research a topic a bit deeper before speaking on it as an expert. He took the feedback very well and I showed him some new resources for information gathering."