1401. Describe a time when you tried to achieve a difficult professional goal

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Can you recount an occasion where you had to pursue a challenging professional objective? Please specify the hindrances you encountered that made it a tough endeavor.

Skill Assessed
  • 1. Goal Setting : The ability to set clear, realistic, and attainable goals that push one's boundaries professionally.

  • 2. Problem Solving : The capacity to identify obstacles to goals and develop strategies to overcome them.

  • 3. Persistence : Demonstrates tenacity and determination in pursuing professional objectives despite encountering difficulties.

  • 4. Self-Reflection : The ability to analyze one's own role in the success or failure to reach a goal and learn from the experience.

Purpose
  • 1. Assess Problem Solving : To understand how you approach and overcome challenges during goal pursuit.

  • 2. Evaluate Goal Setting : To gauge your capacity for setting and working towards attainable professional targets.

  • 3. Gauge Determination : To measure your tenacity and level of motivation in achieving professional milestones.

  • 4. Understand Learning Process : To get an insight into your ability to learn from tough experiences and apply that knowledge going forward.


Hints
  • 1. Outline Clear Objectives : Describe the goal with specific details to give clarity to your narrative.

  • 2. Focus on Process : Emphasize the steps you took in trying to achieve the goal, including planning, execution, and adjustment strategies.

  • 3. Discuss Lessons Learned : Highlight what you learned from the experience and how it has influenced your professional development.

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Topics: 
Problem Solving
Work Ethic
Roles: 
Software Engineer(Internship)
Program Manager
Sales Representative
Project Manager
Customer Experience Specialist
Intern
Corporate Strategy Intern
Data Center Technician
Software Engineer
Technical Consultant
Companies: 
Microsoft
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