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Interview Question

Can you describe a situation where you disagreed with a decision made by a supervisor? How did you handle it?

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Associate

How To Approach: Associate

  1. Recall an incident from your professional experience.
  2. Focus on the critical decision and why you disagreed.
  3. Describe the professional methods you used to express your disagreement.
  4. Discuss the outcome and what you learned.

Sample Response: Associate

While working as a Junior Developer in ABC Corporation, our team lead decided to adopt a new software tool for our workflows that, in my view, had significant limitations. I believed it would cause more problems than it would solve.

Instead of holding my reservations, I chose to express my concerns professionally, directly to the team lead. I prepared a comparative analysis of the suggested tool and an alternate tool I believed was a better fit. This analysis highlighted the potential bottlenecks and inefficiencies the proposed tool might introduce, versus the increased productivity and ease of integration from the alternative.

The team lead appreciated my proactive research and objectivity and decided to reassess the decision. After further consideration and team discussion, we opted for the alternative tool, which turned out to be a better fit for our needs. This experience taught me the importance of open communication, sound rationale, and professional courage to voice differing opinions at the workplace.

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