The Everything Job Interview Book by Lin Grensing Pophal

Author:Lin Grensing Pophal [Pophal, Lin Grensing]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781440531699
Publisher: Adams Media
Published: 2012-07-15T00:00:00+00:00

Q: Tell me about a situation in which you found it difficult to remain objective.

YES: I was given a project in which part of the assignment involved contacting various professionals within the computer field and interviewing them about certain trends and their predictions for the future. After several weeks of playing phone tag, talking to industry professionals, and composing my final report, my boss decided to cancel the project. While I certainly understand the need to revise budgets and schedules, I just found it frustrating that I had become so excited about a project and worked so hard at it, only to have it pulled once I was satisfied.

NO: The manager of my department had given his two weeks’ notice, and the search to replace him became sort of a race between me and the other senior workers in the department. Though I had been with the company the least amount of time and had not been schooled as extensively, I felt that I was certainly the most qualified as far as my character went. I have never really gotten over the fact that the job went to someone else.

The best way to answer this question is to think of a time when you put a lot of thought and energy into something, only to see the project canceled at a later time. Another way to answer this question would be to think of a time when you found that a project you had worked on was less strategically sound than you’d hoped. In concluding your response, be sure to demonstrate that—although you were frustrated—you were able to readjust your thinking and understand why the project had to be canceled.

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