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Can you talk about a recent challenge that you overcame?
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William Swansen has worked in the employment assistance realm since 2007. He is an author, job search strategist, and career advisor who helps individuals worldwide and in various professions to find their ideal careers.
Interviewers will be interested in some of the recent challenges you overcame to confirm that you will be able to address some of the issues their organization is encountering. This behavioral question presents you with the situation and asks you to describe how you addressed it. Behavioral questions are best responded to using the STAR framework for your answer. You begin by describing the Situation, then talk about the Tasks you needed to complete, followed by a summary of the Actions you took, and ending with a discussion of the Results you attained. You should have several stories like these prepared for the interview.
William Swansen has worked in the employment assistance realm since 2007. He is an author, job search strategist, and career advisor who helps individuals worldwide and in various professions to find their ideal careers.
"In my most recent job, I was constantly being asked to create documents with unclear objectives and little background information. This required me to spend a lot of time with the project stakeholders, so I understood their goals and had the information I needed to begin the work. This delayed the project and frustrated both the project stakeholders and me. To reduce the amount of time spent doing this, I created a questionnaire that the project stakeholders completed for each project. This provided me with all the details I needed to begin working on a project. If I needed to speak with the project stakeholders, my questions were specific about the missing information. Within six months of implementing this process, the time to begin a project was reduced by 50%, and the project stakeholders were happy."
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