Behavioral & Soft Skills

Initiative & Proactiveness

6 practice questions. Free questions open a full answer guide; the rest unlock with Pro.

  • Describe a time you proactively improved a process or workflow on your team, even a small one. Junior level
  • Tell me about a time you saw a recurring problem and improved it without being asked.Go Pro Intern level
  • Tell me about a time you went beyond your assigned work to fix or improve something nobody asked you to.Go Pro Mid level
  • Describe a time you took initiative on something that wasn't explicitly assigned to you.Go Pro Intern level
  • Tell me about a time you identified a problem or opportunity that nobody had asked you to work on, and took it on yourself. What made you act?Go Pro Senior level
  • Tell me about a time you took on something outside your assigned tasks because you saw it needed doing. What did you do?Go Pro Junior level
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