Behavioral Prompt: Exceeding and Falling Below Expectations
Context
You are interviewing for a Software Engineer role in a technical screen focused on behavioral and leadership competencies. Use a structured framework (e.g., STAR: Situation, Task, Action, Result) and quantify impact. Discuss stakeholders, feedback, root causes, lessons, and follow-ups.
Task
Provide two concise but complete examples:
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Exceeded Expectations
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(a) Context and goal
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(b) Your specific actions and decision-making
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(c) Stakeholders involved and how you collaborated
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(d) Measurable results (with numbers)
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(e) Feedback you received
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(f) Root causes of the original challenge
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(g) Lessons learned
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(h) What you would do differently next time
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(i) How you followed up to solidify improvements
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Fell Below Expectations
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(a) Context and goal
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(b) Your specific actions and decision-making
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(c) Stakeholders involved and how you collaborated
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(d) Measurable results (with numbers)
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(e) Feedback you received
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(f) Root causes of the miss
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(g) Lessons learned
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(h) What you would do differently next time
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(i) How you followed up to prevent recurrence