Situational question

How it is used

Answer the proposed situation; distinguish it from a request for a past example.

Example sentences

1. The situational question asked how I would handle two urgent requests.

   The candidate explains a proposed response rather than recounting an event.

2. I clarified the budget before answering the situational question.

   Clarifying assumptions makes a hypothetical decision easier to explain.

Common collocations

• answer a situational question
• hypothetical situational question

Related terms

• behavioral questionAn interview question that asks you to describe how you dealt with a real situation in the past, usually starting with 'Tell me about a time when...'.
• job interviewA formal meeting in which an employer asks a candidate questions to decide whether they are right for a job.

More terms: Interview Questions & Answers

• tell me about yourself
• why do you want to work here
• where do you see yourself in five years
• STAR method
• do you have any questions for us