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Tell me about the problem you have had that would affect more than one department. How did you try to

solve it?

What other departments have been most useful in providing information or helping with problems? Least

useful?

Tell me about a situation where you were a member of a team. What was your role and how did it make

the teamwork more effective?

Tell me about a specific occasion when you conformed to a policy even though you did not agree with it.

Persuasiveness

What do you consider the best idea you ever failed to sell? What do you think the problem was?

Describe a situation in which you were able to positively influence the actions of others in a desired

direction.

Describe a work situation in which you effectively influenced the actions of others. What strategies did you

use to communicate your point of view?

Planning/Time Management

Describe a typical workweek. How did you plan the week’s activities? How well did the schedule work?

Tell me about an occasion when your schedule was upset by unforeseen circumstances. What did you do?

How do you determine which activities have top priorities on your time?

Describe a situation in which your department experienced a major backlog, or the threat of one. How did

you deal with that problem?

How do you develop short-range plans for your organization? Long-range plans?

Describe a situation when you had to manage multiple priorities with limited time. How did you handle it?

How did you decide what came first?

Resilience

Describe a situation in which you suffered a major disappointment. What did you do?

Stress Tolerance

What kinds of pressures do you feel in your job? How do you cope with them? What frustrates you the

most?

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