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Interview · Behavioural

Adaptability and learning

Covers learning new skills quickly, adjusting to shifting priorities, acting on feedback and letting go of old habits. Suits early-career hires and anyone joining a fast-changing team, up to senior people who must lead change. Follow-ups push for how the candidate actually learned and for evidence the change lasted.

Suits: Graduate trainee, Operations associate, Analyst, Project coordinator, Software engineer

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

    • Speed of learning30%
    • Openness to change25%
    • Using feedback25%
    • Self-direction20%

    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.

  • Speed of learning30%
    Learns new skills and domains quickly through deliberate practice.
  • Openness to change25%
    Adjusts to new priorities, tools and norms without dragging their feet.
  • Using feedback25%
    Seeks feedback, including critical feedback, and shows lasting change.
  • Self-direction20%
    Takes charge of their own development and helps others adapt.
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