Flexibility
“This job requires a lot of flexibility. How do you do in
this type of environment?”
■“I believe ‘change’ is the name of the game these days. In
my last job I had seven different bosses in five years.
Because I am self-disciplined and motivated, I have been
able to adjust my style to the needs of each boss I have
had—and done it with success.”
■“Anyone who doesn’t realize that the ‘job’ as we have
known it in the past has changed has been living under a
rock. I welcome variety and change, and I work hard in
whatever environment I am placed. I consider myself a very
adaptable and flexible person.”
■“I happen to thrive on change and variety. No matter what
company I have worked for or what position I have held, I
have been able to adapt quickly to change. I have worked
for three companies that have gone through mergers or
acquisitions, and I was very successful in adapting to the
new environments without any problem.”
“How comfortable are you with change?”
■“I am comfortable with the changing of procedures, espe-
cially when it is communicated in a factual way. If I can see
the rationale for the change, then it is easier for me to
accept. If I don’t understand the change, I will speak up
with questions so that I can understand how the change
affects me or my work.”
■“Experience has been the best teacher for me in accepting
change. I have gone through many changes in the start-up
company I worked for last. Change is really the nature of a
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