Personnel Selection: Interview Questions: Accountability

Accountability

Give an example of how you accepted accountability for your actions and results.
How would you encourage other employees to accepts accountability for their results?
Describe how you accepted accountability for your actions.
Explain how you accepted responsibility for outcomes.
Do you accept accountability for results? Explain.
Are your coworkers people who can be trusted? Explain.
Can you be counted on to do what you say you are going to do?
Are you someone who is there when others may need your help? Give examples.
How do you accepts accountability for your work?

Process and Procedure

How do you develop goals and establish objective measures of success?
Have you required team members to present progress reports?
Have you documented performance goals through an individual development plan?
Do you require team members to present progress reports or prepare contingency plans?
Do you require employees to submit action plans, timelines or other objectives?
How would you create a consistent process for prioritizing work?

Challenges Others

How would you encourage employees to set challenging but achievable goals?
How do you seek commitment from employees prior to assigning tasks?
Describe how you would define roles, rights, and responsibilities of the team.
Do you define roles, rights, and responsibilities of your employees?
What can be done to encourage employees to take on greater responsibilities?
Do you allow employees to set their own performance goals?
How do you define roles, rights, and responsibilities of your employees?
Describe how you encourage colleagues/business partners to take on greater responsibilities.

Problem Solving

Performance and Results

Give an example of how you took personal responsibility for the quality of your work. Explain what happened?
How would you justly apply disciplinary measures?
Give an example of how you keep your word and do what you say you will do.
Explain how you would holds team members accountable to meeting goals.
Are you able to effectively limit risk-taking while maintaining optimal performance?
Give an example of how you took personal responsibility for results.
Describe how you would set clear performance measures.
Describe how you would accept personal responsibility for producing high quality and timely work.
How do you take responsibility for results?

Response to Setbacks

How do you notify employees that they need to give advanced warning on problems and issues that will affect completion of tasks?
Explain how you would take ownership of mistakes and learn from them.

Organizational Awareness

How would you implement and facilitate controls and processes to maintain the integrity of the organization?
Are you aware of any problems or issues that affect the organization?
How knowledgeable are you of the Company's performance?

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