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Interview · Behavioural

Integrity and judgement at work

Covers admitting mistakes, confidentiality, conflicts of interest, pressure to bend rules and judgement where rules run out. Suits roles handling money, data, customers or targets, at every level. Follow-ups push for what the candidate actually did and said, not what they believe in principle.

Suits: Analyst, Accountant, Operations associate, Sales representative, Compliance officer

Questions
7 of 16
Length
32 min
Format
Voice or typed
Levels
All levels
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Example
  1. Interviewer: Tell me about a time you changed someone's mind at work. How did you go about it?

  2. Candidate: Our team wanted to rebuild the billing page from scratch, and I thought it was the wrong call, so we put together a plan to…

  3. Follow-up

    Interviewer: You said "we". What did you say yourself, and what finally changed their mind?

  4. Scored on

    • Honesty30%
    • Sound judgement30%
    • Courage to raise concerns20%
    • Care with rules and information20%

    Score, reasons and recording. Your team decides.

An example exchange. This interview's own questions open when you use it.

What it listens for, and how much each part counts.

Every answer is scored against this guide, with the reasoning written beside the score. You get the recording or the written answers too, and your team makes the call.

  • Honesty30%
    Tells the truth and owns mistakes even when it costs them.
  • Sound judgement30%
    Reasons clearly through grey areas and knows when to escalate.
  • Courage to raise concerns20%
    Speaks up about wrongdoing or risk through the right channel.
  • Care with rules and information20%
    Respects confidentiality, policy and conflicts of interest.
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