Using Portfolio to Respond to Specific Interview Questions, Part 9

In response to the types of questions below, point to artifacts that illustrate your problem-solving skills.

  • Tell me about a major problem you recently handled. Were you successful in resolving it?
  • Give me a specific example of a time when you used good judgment and logic in solving a problem.
  • Describe a time when you were faced with problems or stresses that tested your coping skills.
  • What steps do you follow to study a problem before making a decision?
  • We can sometimes identify a small problem and fix it before it becomes a major problem. Give an example(s) of how you have done this.
  • Describe a specific problem you solved for your employer or professor. How did you approach the problem? What role did others play? What was the outcome?

Tell Me About Yourself: Storytelling that Propels Careers, Quintessential Careers Press, ISBN-10: 1-934689-00-9. Find out the ways you can own the entire book.

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This blog serializes the first edition of the book, Tell Me About Yourself: Storytelling that Propels Careers (shown below). It is a blog-within-a-blog, and its parent blog is A Storied Career.

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