QUESTION 16 OF 32

Tell me about the most difficult work-related decision you have made in the last 6 months, and how you handled it.

Are you a strong decision maker, and are you able to successfully handle difficult choices in the workplace? Talk to the hiring manager about your decision making process. Give an example of a very difficult you choice you have had to make. The more recent, the better.

"Due to the struggling economy, I was recently asked to recommend layoffs within our organization. Being a leader, it was incredibly difficult for me to choose who would lose their job. I decided to remove all emotions and make my choice based on performance analytics alone. That made the decisions much simpler, but still not easy."

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Tell me about the most difficult work-related decision you have made in the last 6 months, and how you handled it.

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