GGST Situational Judgement: Scenarios 5

Question 1

A colleague shares with you in confidence that they are struggling with stress to the point of affecting their work. You notice their performance has declined. What do you do?

Accepted Answer

Encourage them to seek support through the organization's employee assistance resources and offer to help where possible.

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Report them immediately to HR without their knowledge.

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Tell other colleagues so that the team can better accommodate the person.

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Take over all their tasks without telling your supervisor.

Question 2

During a virtual team meeting, you observe that one participant is consistently being talked over and their contributions are being ignored. What is the most appropriate response?

Accepted Answer

Actively create space during the meeting by inviting the overlooked participant to share their thoughts.

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Ignore the dynamic since it is not your role to manage the meeting.

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After the meeting, tell the ignored participant their ideas were poor.

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Send a private message during the meeting complaining about the dominant speakers.

Question 3

You are managing records and discover that several documents required for an external audit are missing. The audit begins in three days. What do you do?

Accepted Answer

Immediately inform your supervisor, document what is missing, and begin searching for or reconstructing records through legitimate means.

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Create substitute documents to fill the gaps before the audit.

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Inform the auditors that the documents do not exist without consulting your supervisor.

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Delay notifying anyone until you have had time to search on your own.

Question 4

Your organization is implementing a new IT system and you are asked to test it before rollout. You find a significant bug. The launch date is next week. What do you do?

Accepted Answer

Document the bug thoroughly and immediately report it to the project lead, recommending the launch be reconsidered.

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Launch on schedule and report the bug after going live to avoid delays.

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Fix the bug yourself without notifying the IT team.

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Mention the bug casually during a team coffee break.

Question 5

You are asked to represent your unit at a high-level meeting but are not fully briefed on all the agenda items. What should you do before attending?

Accepted Answer

Request a briefing from your supervisor or relevant colleagues on the agenda items before the meeting.

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Attend the meeting and improvise answers based on general knowledge.

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Decline to attend because you are not sufficiently prepared.

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Ask a more senior colleague to attend in your place without informing your supervisor.

Question 6

You are reviewing a grant proposal and notice it includes inflated figures that do not match the supporting documentation. What is the appropriate action?

Accepted Answer

Return the proposal to the submitter requesting corrections and accurate documentation.

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Approve the proposal and flag the inconsistency in a footnote.

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Reject the proposal outright without informing the submitter.

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Adjust the figures yourself to match the documentation and approve it.

Question 7

You are about to finish a task when you realize the approach you have taken may not align with recent updated guidelines you were not aware of. What do you do?

Accepted Answer

Pause, review the updated guidelines, and adjust your approach before finalizing if necessary.

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Complete and submit the task as is since you were unaware of the update.

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Submit the task and note in your cover email that you followed old guidelines.

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Ask a colleague to take over the task without explaining the issue.