A while back I interviewed with the Federal Reserve and spent almost three hours in a group interview where I was asked questions like "describe a time when you were not able to finish a work assignment because of a conflicting priority that arose, and what you did about it."
“What would you say are the experiences that most shaped who you are today?”
Electro shock therapy.
“Describe a time when you were not able to finish a work assignment because of a conflicting priority that arose, and what you did about it.”
I was working on a presentation for The Board of Directors that needed to be ready in an hour. Our attorney came in and asked if I could head up a team for a charity fundraiser. I threw him out the window. It’s called “defenestration”. Look it up. Well, I can see by the looks on your faces that you’re prejudiced against people who throw lawyers out of windows. It was only nine stories. He bounced like a half-inflated basketball. Do you need someone with fundraising experience?