Adaptability

  • Can you describe a time when change occurred within your organization that impacted your role, and how did you adapt? Ex. New system, process, technology, or culture change
  • Can you think of a time when you weren’t comfortable with a change in your organization? What did you do?
  • Can you tell me about a time when you changed the course of a project? How did you relay the changes to your team, and maintain momentum towards the completion deadline?
  • Can you tell me about how you handled your transition between different jobs or positions in the past?
  • Can you explain a time in your career when you were faced with a difficult situation?  If any, how did you maintain a positive attitude while responding?
  • Can you give me an example of a time when you were faced with a difficult or awkward situation in the work place in which you needed to delicately disengage, and how you did so?
  • Recall a time when you were assigned a task outside of your job description. How did you utilize available resources, and what was the outcome?
  • Tell me about a time when you had to adjust to a colleague’s working style in order to complete a project or achieve your objectives.
  • Tell me about a time when you felt you were under a lot of pressure due to an upcoming project deadline. What was going on, and how did you get through it?
  • Tell me about a time when you were faced with adapting to a new leadership style in the work place.