Why employers ask, “How do you drive results?”
Employers ask, “How do you drive results?” because it helps them assess your strengths as a job candidate. This question examines how you meet goals at work, whether you set them yourself or a supervisor assigned them to you. Your response can show them how you motivate yourself and others to create and deliver results for your employer.
Employers appreciate candidates who show commitment to making positive contributions to the workplace, helping the team or organization achieve its goals and support the business. When hiring managers learn about the positive results youve created for former employers, it can help convince them you can do the same for them.
How to answer “How do you drive results?” interview question
You can use the following steps to help you prepare and respond to this question during an interview:
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Behavioural or competency based interviews are used to show how you would demonstrate certain behaviours/skills in the workplace.
You will be asked to give an example of a situation or task that led you to take a certain course of action. Probing questions will then be used to determine the course of action you took and how these actions affected others around you. When answering, remember that the interviewer wants to know what YOU as an individual delivered and achieved so avoid over-using examples of ‘we’.
How to structure your answer
The STAR model will allow you to effectively structure your answer logically and concisely.
Situation Describe the situation or problem you were faced with, keep your examples recent
Task What did you have to do?
Action What action did you take and why? What were the challenges you faced?
Results What was the outcome?
HR Interview Questions and Answers on Drive for Results
All HR interviewers like to hire employees who are able to handle a good challenge, especially complex ones. They would like to know about a time when you had anticipated obstacles and tried to overcome hurdles, thereby clearly demonstrating drive for results.
While there is no harm in the latter, the avoidance of doing a task which should have been accomplished by a certain deadline, is not really a trait that describes you. Often, this means habitual or intentional delay — something that the interviewer wants to avoid.
If you were able to successfully pursue your goals, discuss the outcome with them. Were you able to successfully overcome the challenge or did it require help from others? If yes, don’t be wary of expressing this gratitude, or the fact that you needed help.
Mention that in spite of driving multiple tasks, you did not give up on the goal and ensured timely deliverables — thinking on the feet. Did you also have an alternate plan or backup?
Mention that in spite of driving multiple tasks, you did not give up on the goal and ensured timely deliverables — thinking on the feet. Did you also have an alternate plan or backup?
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