Continuous Learning & Self-Development

Sample Behavioral Indicators

• Demonstrates self-reflection and solicits feedback from others regarding performance.
• Seeks feedback to identify appropriate areas for learning.
• Shows interest in and pursues appropriate learning activities that fulfill self-development and learning needs.
• Maintains a positive and realistic level of self-confidence in personal strengths and weaknesses.
• Applies new practical technical and business knowledge information on the job.

Sample Behavioral-Based Interview Questions

• Give me an example of a time you knew you had outgrown a position and it was time to move on.
• Tell me about your greatest career achievements. Why did you pick those examples?
• Tell me about a time you felt “off track” in your career progress.
• Tell me about a time when you turned down a good job.
• Tell me about a time when you had to learn something new or difficult in a short amount of time. What created the situation? What did you have to learn? How did you learn it?

Recommended Resources

• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change (Covey). Simon & Schuster, 2004.
• 100happydays foundation. High5test.com [free online strengths finder]
• The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of Learning Organizations (Senge). Random House, 2010.
• The Speed of Trust: The One Thing that Changes Everything (Covey). FreePress, 2006.
• Strengths Based Leadership (Rath). Gallup Press, 2008.
• Strengthsfinder 2.0 (Rath). Gallup Press, 2007.