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Tell me when you went beyond the call of duty
Interviewer is interested to know an example or a time that you felt you went beyond the call of duty.
Narrate a recent incident when the challenge on hand required you to forget any and everything to make it happen. It meant you to burn mid night oil and toil more than what was normal e.g. you had to cancel your leave.
Do's
• A challenge where you burnt mid night oil
• A task which was to be delivered when you were on holidays
• Tell about the task, its importance, completion and impact
• How did you manage the task?
Don'ts
• No I do not work beyond office hours
Similar Questions
• What kinds of things have you done on the job that were beyond expectations?
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