Behavioral: Handling Miscommunication and Alignment in a Technical Screen
Context: You are in a software engineering technical screen. The interviewer wants to assess how you detect misalignment, clarify requirements, and correct course under time pressure.
Prompt
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Describe a specific instance when miscommunication led your solution to diverge from a stakeholder’s or interviewer’s expectations.
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Explain how you:
a) Detected the misalignment,
b) Clarified the requirements,
c) Adjusted your approach to align with expectations.
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What concrete tactics will you use in future technical screens to validate assumptions and align with the interviewer’s intent?