Behavioral

Describe an occasion where you persuaded someone to accept your idea. What approach did you use?

Embedded EngineerDesign Verification Engineer

AT&T

Honeywell

Lockheed Martin

Panasonic

Agilent Technologies

Akamai

Did you come across this question in an interview?

  • Can you give an example of a time you had to bring someone around to your way of thinking? What methods did you use?
  • Can you recall a specific time you successfully convinced someone of your idea? How did you achieve this?
  • Describe an occasion where you persuaded someone to accept your idea. What approach did you use?
  • Discuss a moment when you had to sell an idea to someone. What strategy did you employ to convince them?
  • Narrate an experience of successfully convincing someone about your idea. What steps did you take?
  • Please talk about a time when persuading someone was crucial. What was your approach?
  • Recall an event where you had to persuade someone of your viewpoint. How did you handle this challenge?
  • Reflect on a time you convinced someone of your plan. What tactics did you use?
  • Share a situation where you had to persuade someone to embrace your concept. How did you manage it?
  • Tell me about a time when you had to convince someone of an idea and how did you do it?
  • Think of an instance where you had to get someone on board with your idea. How did you go about it?

Interview question asked to Embedded Engineers and Design Verification Engineers interviewing at Skyworks Solutions, II-VI Incorporated, Mouser Electronics and others: Describe an occasion where you persuaded someone to accept your idea. What approach did you use?.