Describe Overcoming a Major Challenge in Your Career

Q: Describe Overcoming a Major Challenge in Your Career

This Behavioral & Leadership interview question for a Data Scientist evaluates leadership, communication, rapid decision-making, mentorship and feedback skills, stakeholder collaboration, and the ability to deliver measurable impact in technical projects.

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Question

Behavioral Deep-Dive (New-Grad Data Scientist, Onsite)

Prompts

Describe a situation where you had to react very quickly.
Tell us about a skill you learned by observing someone else.
Talk about your biggest challenge and how you overcame it.
Give an example of a change you personally initiated.
Describe a time you made others feel included.
Explain how you collaborated with stakeholders and your manager.
Share an instance when you gave or received impactful feedback.

Hints

Use STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result).
Align with leadership principles (e.g., Ownership, Bias for Action, Dive Deep, Customer Obsession, Deliver Results; Amazon Leadership Principles are a good shorthand).
Specify your role, tools, decisions, and measurable impact (metrics preferred).
Keep answers 1.5–2.5 minutes each; end with a lesson.

Describe Overcoming a Major Challenge in Your Career

Behavioral Deep-Dive (New-Grad Data Scientist, Onsite)

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