Personnel Selection: Interview Questions: Adaptability

Dynamic

Describe when you had to adjust plans based on changing conditions.
Tell me about a time when you had to make adjustments to plans and procedures.
How do you adjust plans to meet new situations?
When have you had to adjust tactics and strategies?
Tell me about a time you had to adjust your plans due to changing circumstances.
How have you adapted to novel, dynamic, or changing situations?
Describe how you adjust to changing environments.
Give an example of how you were able to adjust to changing environments.
How would you adjust tactics and strategies to meet the demands of new situations?
What things do you consider when you need to adjust plans and procedures?
When have you had to adjust to changes as needed?
Explain how you would work effectively in dynamic and changing work environments.

Responsible

Were you able to step in and help co-workers when needed?
Was there a time when you had to stop what you were doing to help a colleague in need?
Have you had to interact with individuals from other cultures?

Accommodating

How did you adjust plans or schedules to deal with changing situations?
Explain how you adjust priorities to changing business goals.
Describe when you had to adapt to a new environment.
What do you do to adapt to diversity within the team?
Give an example of how you adapted to new work processes and procedures.
Have you had to adapt to changes in diversity within the team?
Explain how you adapt to new environments? What do you look for? What do you do?
Describe when you had to adjust plans or schedules to deal with changing situations.
How do you adjusts plans to meet the needs of new constraints?
Was there a time in the past when you had to adjust to new plans and procedures?
Did you adjust to the new vision and mission of the company? If so, how?
How do you adapt to new work processes and procedures?
How have you adapted to changes in team membership?
Describe how you would adjust to new plans and procedures?
How would you adjust priorities to the new Corporate mission?

Flexible

Do you remain flexible and adaptable when confronted with unexpected changes?
Are you flexible and open to new ideas and encourages others to value change?
Describe how you are able to work within uncertain environments.
Are you flexible and open minded in dealing with others?
How do you confront unexpected changes?
Are you able to work effectively with new people and new teams? Explain how?
Do you work effectively with various personalities of team members? Are there any you have trouble with?
Do you think of yourself as flexible when dealing with changes?
Was there a situation in which you had to adjust strategy when new information was presented? What happened?

Proactive

How do you anticipate and prepare for changes that may occur in the work environment?
How do you implements new rules, procedures, or regulations?
Describe how you proactively take steps to prepare for changes?

Responsive

Can you step in and help co-workers when needed? When did that happen?
Give an example how you are responsive to the needs of others.
Do you adjust tactics when things are not working as expected? How?
Do you adjust behaviors and language in dealing with individuals from other cultures or customs?
Describe how you have had to adapt quickly to new situations.
Did you respond to incidents without stopping the workflow?
How do you respond quickly to new information?
Are you able to adapt to changes in technology and processes? Give examples.
Describe an incident in which you stopped what you were doing to help colleagues in need.

Analytical

Have you ever had to integrate information from a variety of sources to develop new and creative solutions?
How do you analyze situations quickly to determine most pressing needs and possible solutions?

Creative

How do you develop insights and apply innovative solutions to projects and problems?
Do you develop new and innovative ideas and approaches for solving problems? How?

Awareness

How do you become aware of changes in the environment?
Were you aware of recent changes to team personnel?
Do you have the ability to recognize the potential benefits of change and create an infrastructure which supports change?
How do you keep up-to-date with changes to the policies and procedures?
How do you recognize and implement changes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness?

Training and Education

Give examples of how you learned new ways to perform tasks; adopts new skill sets as required?
How are you able to quickly learn new ways of performing your job?
What have you learned from personal experiences and/or mistakes?
What new skills have you learned to become competitive and contribute to the bottom line?
What steps do you take to continually try to improve skills to remain current?

Willing

Are you open to new ideas and innovations?
Are you open to change and adjust plans when needed? Give examples.
Give examples of how you had to be open to changes in policies and procedures.
Describe how you would be willing to change ideas or perceptions based on new information or contrary evidence which is presented.
How do you embrace changes in technology and automation?

Capable

Are you able to take on new assignments? What changes would you have to make?
Give an example of how you performed a wide range of tasks, responded to changes in direction and priorities and accepted new challenges, responsibilities, and assignments.
Do you handle changes easily?
Describe how you accommodate changes as needed.
Are you effective in working with different personnel of the team?
Do you easily accept new responsibilities? Elaborae?
How do you handle unexpected events without a loss of productivity?