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In todayโ€™s environment a key skill for success is adaptability. People who are adaptable more easily accept new ways of working. When faced with uncertain situations adaptable people devise effective solutions to achieve their goals.

Adaptable people accept and fit into new environments quickly and easily. They just get the job done with what theyโ€™ve got. They stay calm under pressure, they try out new techniques easily, and they come up with solutions to any problems that may arise.

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When interviewing candidates hereโ€™s a few questions to ask:

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โ€œHow are you adapting to our new working environment?โ€

โ€œWhat skills are required to be successful when working remotely?โ€

โ€œHow do you update and refresh your skills?โ€

โ€œWhen have you had to demonstrate flexibility?โ€

โ€œOver the last few months whatโ€™s happened that you hadnโ€™t foreseen, and what did you do?โ€

โ€œWhat are you doing to adjust to these changing circumstances?โ€

โ€œHow are you adjusting your priorities in this new environment?โ€

โ€œHow would other people describe how you adjust to change?โ€

โ€œTell me about recent changes in your organisation and how you felt about them?โ€

โ€œDuring the last few months what have you done that you have never done before?โ€

โ€˜Whatโ€™s been the biggest change you have had to deal with over the last few months, and what did you do? Why did you do this? What was the outcome?โ€

 

When interviewing look for answers that include:

 โ€œThereโ€™s a lot of change at the moment and I understand that. Whatโ€™s important is that we have a job to do and we have to get it doneโ€

โ€œIโ€™m always changing and adjusting my approach, especially these days. Itโ€™s whatโ€™s neededโ€

โ€œWhen Iโ€™m doing something new, itโ€™s exciting. Iโ€™m learning new skills and new ways of workingโ€

โ€œI always try to think differently about problems, I always believe that there are more
opportunities than obstaclesโ€.

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Adaptable people can tailor their behaviour and actions in response to changes in their environment, and they can respond quickly.

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