Problem Solving Interview Questions and Answers

If you'd faced some stressful situation in your past life, then you can share your experience with the interviewer, but make sure to remain polite and tell your story in a positive way. The interviewer should not get the hint that you are complaining, even though you are complaining.

If you haven't faced such situation in your past, then tell the interviewer that I will manage my work by my own until and unless that will not impact on my work-life balance and I am quite comfortable with the job, but if it is disturbing my mental health then I would like to have a healthy discussion with the supervisor and try to sort that problem.

Yes, for solving any problem, I used to follow these steps:

• Define the problem
• Brainstorm on the solutions
• Select the solution
• Work on implementing the solution
• Analyze the results

Here you have to share the idea which you have implemented in your last job because of which your project had some benefits as well you as an individual got the benefits. The idea shows some collaboration, innovation, and creativity.

If you haven't suggested any such idea in your past, you can share the idea of someone else. Make sure to tell that in a positive way that the interviewer will not get the impression that you are sharing someone else's story.

Here are the necessary steps that one needs to follow while dealing with new challenges at work:

• Stay calm
• Take advice from your seniors.
• Follow your strategies
• Take risks
• Have faith in yourself
• Take more breaks

My intense capability of doing research on the scenarios and then exploring them with the current situation, I think this is the best thing in me, which makes me the best problem solver.

On this question, you have to share the situation where you have shared your idea or a solution to change the existing process in the essence of streamlining the project.

I would do the research on the software which she is planning to purchase and will definitely look for the other related software. After making the comparison between all of them, I would suggest her the best one in my opinion with all the pros and cons, though the final decision will be taken by her.

Yes, I would like to do the initial research on all the possible scenarios for any problem before reaching out to anyone for help. In my opinion, this is the best way to do this; otherwise, I will be blank when my senior asks some questions to me in regard to that problem.

Here you have to tell the interviewer very gently that I will take a short break and walk aside from the obstacle. Doing this will help me in seeing the problem from other aspects.

The human brain is a problem-solving engine. Whatever will be the challenge, it will provide some of the solutions based on your prior experience or from the solutions you had heard from the others.

So I would recommend thinking of all the solutions and implementing the most correct one as per the challenge. Also, I can share these thoughts with the relevant people around me and can ask them to provide feedback, if any.

• Recognize the problem
• Build the approach for the possible root cause
• Test the possible root cause to regulate actual cause
• Create and Execute the action plan
• Validate the entire functionality of the system
• Create the documentation for this process

In such questions, you have to be very calm and tell the interviewer that I will have a one-on-one discussion with my boss instead of asking it in front of others. I would say to him in the suggestion way so that he thinks that I am helping him in his growth as well as the company growth.

I will be responding to the problem as quickly as possible.

But being quick doesn't mean I will not analyze the problem. I will go through the problem and check it from all the perspective and then take the measures accordingly.

Try to answer this question in the "YES" way though you haven't done this. If anyone in your current project has made the improvement in the existing project workflow, tell that to the interviewer by the confidence that it is your story.

• Maintain the list of projects along with their deadlines
• Put the checklist together
• Prioritize the work
• Start with smaller changes
• Check the emails at certain times only
• Know your energetic duration

This question is asked to you to know your patience level. While answering, you have to be careful about your choice of words. Try to say your answer by maintaining the positivity around it and show that you are passionate about your job.

Yes, a lot. I like to do all kinds of detailed analyses of the problem. This is in my blood to know the root cause of anything, whether it is a project related problem or any other.

This helps in enhancing my analytical skills and giving me the exposure to know all the possible scenarios.