Detail Skills Interview Questions & Answers

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★ Effectively analyze and evaluate evidence, arguments, claims and beliefs
★ Analyze and evaluate major alternative points of view
★ Synthesize and make connections between information and arguments
★ Interpret information and draw conclusions based on the best analysis
★ Reflect critically on learning experiences and processes

★ Develop, implement, and communicate new ideas to others effectively.
★ Be open and responsive to new and diverse perspectives; incorporate group input and feedback into the work.
★ Demonstrate originality and inventiveness in work and understand the real world limits to adopting new ideas.
★ View failure as an opportunity to learn; understand that creativity and innovation is a long-term, cyclical process of small successes and frequent mistakes.

Demonstrate additional attributes associated with producing high quality products including the abilities to:
★ Work positively and ethically
★ Manage time and projects effectively
★ Multi-task
★ Participate actively, as well as be reliable and punctual
★ Present oneself professionally and with proper etiquette
★ Collaborate and cooperate effectively with teams
★ Respect and appreciate team diversity
★ Be accountable for results

★ Articulate thoughts and ideas effectively using oral, written, and nonverbal communication skills in a variety of forms and contexts.
★ Listen effectively to decipher meaning, including knowledge, values, attitudes, and intentions.
★ Use communication for a range of purposes (e.g., to inform, instruct, motivate, and persuade) and in diverse environments (including multi-lingual).
★ Utilize multiple media and technologies, and know how to judge their effectiveness a priori as well as assess their impact.

★ Use interpersonal and problem-solving skills to influence and guide others toward a goal.
★ Leverage strengths of others to accomplish a common goal.
★ Inspire others to reach their very best via example and selflessness.
★ Demonstrate integrity and ethical behavior in using influence and power.

★ Demonstrate the ability to evaluate the quality of scientific and numerical information on the basis of its sources and the methods used to generate it.
★ Demonstrate the capacity to pose and evaluate scientific arguments based on evidence and to apply conclusions from such arguments appropriately.
★ Demonstrate ability to reason with numbers and other mathematical concepts.

★ Set and meet goals, even in the face of obstacles and competing pressures.
★ Prioritize, plan, and manage work to achieve the intended result.

★ Respect cultural differences and work effectively with people from a range of social and cultural backgrounds.
★ Respond open-mindedly to different ideas and values.
★ Leverage social and cultural differences to create new ideas and increase both innovation and quality of work.

★ Know when it is appropriate to listen and when to speak.
★ Conduct oneself in a respectable, professional manner.

★ Go beyond basic mastery of skills and/or curriculum to explore and expand one's own learning and opportunities to gain expertise.
★ Demonstrate initiative to advance skill levels towards a professional level.
★ Demonstrate commitment to learning as a lifelong process.
★ Reflect critically on past experiences in order to inform future progress.

Monitor, define, prioritize, and complete tasks without direct oversight.

★ Set goals with tangible and intangible success criteria.
★ Balance tactical (short-term) and strategic (long-term) goals.
★ Utilize time and manage workload efficiently.

★ Incorporate feedback effectively.
★ Deal positively with praise, setbacks, and criticism.
★ Understand, negotiate, and balance diverse views and beliefs to reach workable solutions, particularly in multi-cultural environments.

★ Adapt to varied roles, job responsibilities, schedules, and contexts.
★ Work effectively in a climate of ambiguity and changing priorities.

★ Demonstrate ecological knowledge and understanding of how natural systems work, as well as knowledge and understanding of how natural systems interface with social systems.
★ Demonstrate understanding of the relationship between beliefs, political systems, and environmental values of various cultures.
★ Demonstrate understanding of environmental issues caused as the result of human interaction with the environment, and knowledge related to alternative solutions to issues.
★ Demonstrate active and considered participation aimed at solving problems and resolving issues.

★ Obtain, interpret, and understand basic health information and services and use such information and services in ways that enhance health.
★ Understand preventive physical and mental health measures, including proper diet, nutrition, exercise, risk avoidance, and stress reduction.
★ Use available information to make appropriate health-related decisions.
★ Establish and monitor personal and family health goals.
★ Understand national and international public health and safety issues.

★ Participate effectively in civic life through knowing how to stay informed and understanding governmental processes.
★ Exercise the rights and obligations of citizenship at local, state, national, and global levels.
★ Understand the local and global implications of civic decisions.

★ Demonstrate the ability to make appropriate personal economic choices.
★ Understand the role of the economy in society.
★ Apply entrepreneurial skills to enhance workplace productivity and career options.

★ Use 21st century skills to understand and address global issues.
★ Learn from and work collaboratively with individuals representing diverse cultures, religions, and lifestyles in a spirit of mutual respect and open dialogue in personal, work, and community contexts.
★ Understand other nations and cultures, including the use of non-English languages.

★ Use technology as a tool to research, organize, evaluate, and communicate information.
★ Use digital technologies (e.g., computers, PDAs, media players, GPS, etc.), communication/networking tools, and social networks appropriately to access, manage, integrate, evaluate, and create information to successfully function in a knowledge economy.
★ Apply a fundamental understanding of the ethical/legal issues surrounding the access and use of information technologies.

★ Understand and utilize the most appropriate media creation tools, characteristics, and conventions.
★ Understand and effectively utilize the most appropriate expressions and interpretations in diverse, multi-cultural environments.

Apply a fundamental understanding of the ethical/legal issues surrounding the access and use of media.

Examine how individuals interpret messages differently, how values and points of view are included or excluded, and how media can influence beliefs and behaviors.

Understand both how and why media messages are constructed and for what purposes.

Apply a fundamental understanding of the ethical/legal issues surrounding the access and use of information.