Describe a time when you had to sacrifice quality to complete a job.

"I have been asked to perform quick turnarounds when it comes to the store's merchandise, for instance, or on days when I need to receive new stock. In these situations, I will work very fast but will enlist someone to help me to ensure the work is still solid. I would never put out a product that I wasn't proud to represent."

This query is a bit of a trick question because your answer should be that you would never sacrifice your work's quality! To answer this question, discuss when you were under a tight deadline and at risk of not completing a job on time. Talk about how you contributed to get the job done, without quality suffering. Perhaps you put in overtime hours, worked off the clock, or enlisted a co-worker to help you out.

"I would never sacrifice quality to get a job done on time. Last week, our store was at risk of not completing the inventory counts on time for head office. To get this task done, I chose to stay late and off the clock for a couple of hours. My boss was very appreciative of the sacrifice that I made to hit our inventory deadline. He even let me leave early that Friday to enjoy a half-day off."