Tell me about a time you said no

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Whether you can decline work without becoming the person who declines work.

The question

"Tell me about a time you pushed back on something you were asked to do."

Expect: "What did the other person say?" and "When do you not push back?"

15:00Commit to an answer before you open the solution. Reading it first teaches you to recognise good answers, which is not the skill being tested.

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The worked solution

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Score yourself

0 of 5 marked

Stated the ask fairly, from the other side20
Argued in terms of their goal, not engineering preference25
Offered an alternative or a visible trade25
Honest outcome, including being wrong15
Said when they would not push back15

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