3414. Tell me about a time when you took a risk and what happened

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Can you discuss an instance where you decided to take a risk in your professional life, and explain the outcome of that decision?

Skill Assessed
  • 1. Risk assessment : Determining your ability to identify potential risks and rewards associated with a decision.

  • 2. Decision making : Evaluating your ability to make choices that align with personal or company goals despite uncertainties.

  • 3. Learning from experience : Understanding your capacity to learn from successes or failures and to apply these lessons in the future.

  • 4. Courage and confidence : Assessing your willingness to step out of your comfort zone and the confidence you demonstrate when faced with uncertainty.

Purpose
  • 1. Evaluating judgment : The question aims to gauge your ability to make sound decisions that can impact the business or team dynamics.

  • 2. Understanding of risk : This question seeks to understand your perception of risk and how it influences your decision-making process.

  • 3. Learning & growth mindset : Interviewers are interested in whether you can learn and grow from experiences, including those that involve risk.

  • 4. Resilience : This question evaluates your ability to bounce back from failure or to handle the repercussions of risk-taking.


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  • 1. Consider significance : Share an example where the risk you took had significant impact or potential impact on your role or the business.

  • 2. Reflect on the decision process : Talk about how you weighed the pros and cons before taking that risk, showcasing your analytical thinking.

  • 3. Outcome and learning : Regardless of whether the outcome was positive or negative, emphasize what you learned from taking the risk.

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Topics: 
Leadership
Work Ethic
Roles: 
Senior Manager
Companies: 
Salesforce
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