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Welcome to our series: Common Interview Questions.
Each post will review one question.
Question #4: Tell us about a challenge you've had and how did you handle it?
Answer this question by:
Explaining the situation, the task you needed to accomplish, and what method you chose (and why)
Sharing the outcome. What was the result?
Sharing your lessons learned.
Example:
In my last job, we were facing a tough deadline and my boss was out for the day. Our client was expecting a project to be delivered by 5:00 PM, but we were far behind schedule. I took the lead on the project, delegated tasks to the four other team members in a way that I thought would utilize everyone’s strengths best. And then I re-organized my own personal tasks so I could dedicate my entire day to contributing to this project as well. The project was a success and we delivered the work on-time. I went on to lead more projects after that, and used what I learned to be a better project manager.
In summary:
Focus on a specific work-related challenge
Talk about how you overcame obstacles
How you used it as a learning experience
How you ended up with a positive result!
That’s how to answer this interview question.