ADAPTABILITY - The ability to adapt and respond to changing work situations and
environments.
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If you were working on an important assignment and the requirements changed in
the middle of the project, what would you do? How would you feel about having
to adapt to the changes?
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Tell us about a situation in which you had to adjust quickly to a change in
organizational, departmental, or team priorities. How did the change affect you?
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If you found yourself in a situation where you had to meet a scheduled deadline
but your work was continually disrupted by others on your team, what would you
do and why?
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Tell us about the most difficult manager/supervisor/team leader you’ve had to
work for. Why was it difficult to work for this person? How did you handle this
difficult relationship?
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We’ve all faced difficult problems at work. Tell us about a problem that you did
not solve on the first try. What did you do? What was the final outcome?
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This job requires excellent communication and interactive skills. Describe a past
job or experience that required the ability to deal with a wide variety of people
and expectations. What did you like or not like about that job/experience?