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Tell me a situation where you had to think on feet

Tell me a situation where you had to think on feet

Think on your feet means to think and react quickly.
The interviewer wants to know about your analytical, problem solving skills and ability to work under pressure.
Share an example as latest as today. Narrate the situation, problem, idea which led to solution.
Do's
• An example as latest possible
• Narrate the situation, idea and problem solved
• Show your creativity side and presence of mind
Don'ts
• I am an action guy. I do what my boss tells
• Do not say I can't think
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• Describe an instance when you had to think on your feet to extricate yourself from a difficult situation
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The mistakes we make in our everyday life

• We are hardwired to make these mistakes • Few biases are simply evolutionary • These errors affect all of us including the bright ones • Experience is just not enough to overcome • but expertise is required to recognize and overcome

Few of biases as below · Anchoring - When an individual depends too heavily on an initial piece of information during decision making · Fixed pie - When we assume that our interests conflict with the other party's interests and we play adversarial · Framing - When we decide on our options differently when the options are presented with positive or negative connotations · Vividness – When we pay attention to strong features at the expense of less, that could be more impactful · Over confidence – When our subjective confidence is greater than the objective accuracy · Escalation – When initial decision is followed up with an irrational decision to justify the initial decision

Few ways to mitigate these biases are · Learn to recognize the bias · Use slow, effortful and logical thinking (System 2) · Avoid fast, automatic and effortless thinking (System 1) · Avoid negotiations which are thrust upon when not ready · Learn through use of stories, examples, exercises · Bring an outsider perspective