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Did you face obstacles in your last project?
During work, we do face problems.
How do we solve these problems? Do we panic and create panic? Do we stay calm and seek support ? What do we do to move ahead? The interviewer is interested to know what tools, method, approaches we use to overcome problems. Show that you can bring in desired resources as well as people to overcome obstacles. Show your independence and that your boss also recognizes your skills, strengths and appreciates.
Do's
• Tell about a project and the problem you faced
• Tell about the problem - delayed material, machine breakdown etc and its impact on the project
• Show how you found creative solution or sought support and resolved the problem and delivered the project in time
• Share the lessons learnt
Don'ts
• I shook the system and created panic
• I informed my boss
Similar Question
• When faced with an obstacle to an important project, what do you do?
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The interview is a game and practice can boost the performance
Taking time to think and writing an answer to the interview question will help you prepare the script. Writing a response sharpens your thought process and gives an opportunity to review the response and make improvement to the script. You don’t need to memorize the answer.
Thinking through, writing and reviewing the response to the interview questions increases preparedness, boosts the confidence and reduces anxiety. It builds up a repertoire of stories for easy retrieval and you can now focus on delivery during the actual interview. Your confidence spirals upwards with each answer and increases the chances of a better outcome.
Prepare well before the interview. Know the common interview questions. Learn the dos and don’ts. Write, practice and improve your specific response either by yourself or by feedback from a family member or a colleague or a teacher. You will gain mastery through practice.
As they say, if you want to be good at something, then you must practice to learn, and grow.
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