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What are your teaching moments beyond work?

What are your teaching moments beyond work?

The interviewer is interested to know what is your life beyond work.
How do you keep yourself engaged in your spare time? How do these activities grow you to be a better person?
Tell about activities e.g. sports, theater, hiking or any other activities in which are engaged.
Bring out how these activities help you stay focused, engaged and mindful. Show how these activities help you network, learn soft skills etc.
Do's
• Show that you are open to learning beyond formal spaces (work, training, school etc..)
• Show how it helps you to stay intelligent, alert and mindful
• Show how it benefits your job
• Tell about a real life example
Don'ts
• Don't be boring
• I do not have such moments beyond work
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• What have you learnt from your experiences outside the workplace or school?
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