FOLLOW UP

QUESTIONS
Your story was good but that isn't
enough. Will you be able to respond
when they dive deeper into your
example?
 QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT BE ASKED
AS FOLLOW-UPS
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BEGINNING OF YOUR STORY
(SITUATION/TASK/PROBLEM)

Why is this important?

What was the goal?

What was the initial scope of the project?

What were the challenges?

What were the risks and potential consequences if nothing happened?

Why did you choose this story to illustrate this accomplishment?

What other stories can you think of that demonstrate this?

Could you come up with an example that is more recent?

QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF YOU R STORY (ACTION)

Were you the key driver or project owner?

You mentioned that “we” did…. What exactly was your contribution versus the team?

What was your biggest contribution?

What unique value did you bring?

What were the most significant obstacles you faced? How did you overcome them?

How did you set priorities?

How did you deal with X problem?

How did you get manager buy-in?

What decisions did you challenge? Why?

How did you influence the right outcome?

Exactly how did you approach…?

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QUESTIONS ABOUT THE END OF YOUR STORY (RESULTS)

How did you measure success for this project?

What results did you achieve specifically? (cost savings, revenue generation, volume, size, scale,
percentage change, year over year improvements, time to market, implementation time, time
savings, impact on the customer, the team…)

What was the financial impact?

QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR OVERALL BEHAVIOR

Was this the best course of action?

Would you do anything differently if you did it again?

What did you learn from this?

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