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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 wouldn't be surprised if you have taken ( or have been involved in taking) business decisions on any of the following
    - what to pay for a product or service
    - selecting a candidate
    - what to pay the candidate
    - selecting a preferred supplier of outsourced services
    - what to pay for the service
    - where to hold an important event
    - what to include in an agenda for an important meeting
    - what job to apply for
    - what cpd events to attend
    fully agree with Keith that the interviewers are most likely to be wanting to find out what your approach was to the decision making process eg gathering data, identifying stakeholders, evaluating/ analyzing options , selecting a preferred solution, identifying advantages and disadvantages, identifying a back up solution, planning implementation, communicating your decision, evaluating it, making adjustments if necessary. Good luck, hope you get the job this time around
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  • I wouldn't be surprised if you have taken ( or have been involved in taking) business decisions on any of the following
    - what to pay for a product or service
    - selecting a candidate
    - what to pay the candidate
    - selecting a preferred supplier of outsourced services
    - what to pay for the service
    - where to hold an important event
    - what to include in an agenda for an important meeting
    - what job to apply for
    - what cpd events to attend
    fully agree with Keith that the interviewers are most likely to be wanting to find out what your approach was to the decision making process eg gathering data, identifying stakeholders, evaluating/ analyzing options , selecting a preferred solution, identifying advantages and disadvantages, identifying a back up solution, planning implementation, communicating your decision, evaluating it, making adjustments if necessary. Good luck, hope you get the job this time around
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