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Interview: tell me about a time that you broke the rules to accomplish something
Posted on 7/23/14 at 8:12 am
Posted on 7/23/14 at 8:12 am
Saw this question on glassdoor. What is an interviewer looking for in this question? Everyone has broken the rules. Are they looking for honesty?
Posted on 7/23/14 at 8:21 am to Spitting Venom
You freaking tell them about the time another guy had an account you wanted, so you called up the account manager and told them you'd bring them chick fila breakfest on your own dime for a month.
This post was edited on 7/23/14 at 8:30 am
Posted on 7/23/14 at 8:23 am to Spitting Venom
Whatever it is you come up with, make sure it's not a safety rule or a law broken.
Think of something like took a company laptop home to finish some work that had a hard deadline.
Think of something like took a company laptop home to finish some work that had a hard deadline.
Posted on 7/23/14 at 8:42 am to Spitting Venom
This is a question you get when they are basically screwing with you.
Posted on 7/23/14 at 8:55 am to reb13
It's not a question designed to elicit a "real" example...it's simply a test of your verbal agility and ability to respond to a difficult or uncomfortable question. You're supposed to smile, continue to look relaxed, and give a politician's non answer about how you've had the good fortune to work in organizations with flexible cultures and supportive management so you haven't encountered the need to break rules to get the job done. Blah, blah, blah....
Posted on 7/23/14 at 9:01 am to Spitting Venom
Tell them something like this:
"Breaking the rules isn't something I've ever had to do. I think if you have conversations with your teammates/managers, do some research and think creatively you can almost always solve a problem within the rules."
If they push further about breaking the rule you can go with this:
"Well if a rule seems like it can't be overcome and it seems like a bad rule then I'd work with managers to find out why the rule exists and work to change it rather than break it."
"Breaking the rules isn't something I've ever had to do. I think if you have conversations with your teammates/managers, do some research and think creatively you can almost always solve a problem within the rules."
If they push further about breaking the rule you can go with this:
"Well if a rule seems like it can't be overcome and it seems like a bad rule then I'd work with managers to find out why the rule exists and work to change it rather than break it."
Posted on 7/23/14 at 9:13 am to Spitting Venom
I frequently beg for forgiveness instead of asking permission.
Otherwise I couldn't get anything done.
Otherwise I couldn't get anything done.
Posted on 7/23/14 at 9:17 am to Spitting Venom
Tell them you drove 90mph and are parked out in a handicap spot so you could be on time for the interview
Posted on 7/23/14 at 9:36 am to Kankles
"I was once asked an incredibly stupid interview question by a 90 IQ HR drone, and refused to answer it."
Posted on 7/23/14 at 9:49 am to Spitting Venom
Tell them you worked on Sunday to meet a deadline. If I were interviewing I'd rather hear something really small than a lie about never having broken a rule. If you say you have never or never had to beeak a rule I would think you are a douche, cocky, don't have what it takes, or a liar.
Posted on 7/23/14 at 9:56 am to BeerMoney
quote:
"Well if a rule seems like it can't be overcome and it seems like a bad rule then I'd work with managers to find out why the rule exists and work to change it rather than break it."
or atleast have some sort of "i always try to learn as much as i can about motivations and reasoning behind why things are in place the way they are - in this instance i was confident to make a decision to follow the spirit of the rule despite going outside the letter of it in order to properly address the needs of the situation both for the client, and business.
Posted on 7/23/14 at 9:57 am to NoSaint
Or you can just tell the truth.........
Posted on 7/23/14 at 10:07 am to Spitting Venom
Tell em "you're goddamned right I ordered the code red".
Seriously though, the best reply is to say you've always been able to accomplish tasks without having to resort to breaking rules.
Seriously though, the best reply is to say you've always been able to accomplish tasks without having to resort to breaking rules.
Posted on 7/23/14 at 11:07 am to htownjeep
First ask to clarify "rules" or "laws"
Bonus point for using your hands to make quotations while saying it.
Bonus point for using your hands to make quotations while saying it.
This post was edited on 7/23/14 at 11:08 am
Posted on 7/23/14 at 11:47 am to L S Usetheforce
quote:
Or you can just tell the truth.........
this is what I would do. I break rules all the time, i would give them an example. And say i was trying to change the rule.
Posted on 7/23/14 at 1:09 pm to Hawkeye95
Talk about breaking an "unwritten rule" that is really just a bad cultural norm.
Don't talk about breaking an actual rule.
Don't talk about breaking an actual rule.
Posted on 7/23/14 at 5:49 pm to jso0003
Tell him about the time you lied about being a marine biologist in order to impress a girl and ended up saving a whale
Posted on 7/23/14 at 6:23 pm to Spitting Venom
Where's the "It's a Trap" Gif?
Posted on 7/23/14 at 8:00 pm to Spitting Venom
quote:
What is an interviewer looking for in this question?
He wants you to admit that yes, you do actually smoke weed.
Posted on 7/24/14 at 8:08 am to foshizzle
Tell him you reprogrammed the simulator so you could win. Worked for Captain Kirk.
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