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Interview question "When have you made a decision?"

Claire

I have a job interview next week, its for a company I applied for before, and the question i got stumped on was "Tell us when you've made a decision". I'm pretty certain it will come up again. The role is for an assistant HRBP role, so they aren't looking for a basic answer such as "determining what level of disciplinary sanction to give". This will be more strategic, weighing up pitfalls and choosing the right direction.

I know I would have done this, but, I just can't think of anything that I think would fit the bill. I've asked my colleagues and they are all stumped too.  Looking to see what someone else would answer and it might help jog my memory and inspire me.

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  • I don't necessarily see "determining what level of disciplinary sanction to give" as a basic decision - in essence it shows judgement, analysis of the situation and awareness of both employment law and the wider content of the business. It can easily be used to show your decision making ability and more important your wider commercial judgement.

    I don't think they really care what the decision was. The thing they are looking for is how you contextualise it, what factors you took into account and how you took the decision forward to a result. Its being able to give that narrative that I would be looking for.

    In a work context it could be any of

    • Deciding to take a new job or course of study
    • Producing a recommendation to a Board or Leadership team
    • Getting a manager to change their mind
    • Developing a new policy and what went into it
    • Being told confidential information by an employee and what you did with it

    I assume you are aware of STAR - its probably worth modelling a few answers using it to help you

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  • I don't necessarily see "determining what level of disciplinary sanction to give" as a basic decision - in essence it shows judgement, analysis of the situation and awareness of both employment law and the wider content of the business. It can easily be used to show your decision making ability and more important your wider commercial judgement.

    I don't think they really care what the decision was. The thing they are looking for is how you contextualise it, what factors you took into account and how you took the decision forward to a result. Its being able to give that narrative that I would be looking for.

    In a work context it could be any of

    • Deciding to take a new job or course of study
    • Producing a recommendation to a Board or Leadership team
    • Getting a manager to change their mind
    • Developing a new policy and what went into it
    • Being told confidential information by an employee and what you did with it

    I assume you are aware of STAR - its probably worth modelling a few answers using it to help you

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