Senior · Behavioral

Tell me about a decision you made knowing it would be unpopular with your team or with management.

~4 min by voice

How to approach it

The interviewer wants to see whether you can take responsibility for a decision with a real cost: weigh the alternatives honestly, explain your reasons, deal with resistance and admit whether the decision worked. The "I'm the leader, I said so" stance loses here.

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Topics

decision making trade offs

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Answer by voice

The interviewer will ask this question and listen. Think out loud and ask for a hint if you need one. When you're done, pause or tap “That's my answer”. In about a minute, your score and the points you covered show up here.

Best with headphones · ~4 min