Feedback & Growth
Intermediate · 12 min read · Question Bank by Theme, Working With People
Receiving hard feedback, giving it, and learning something new fast.
Companies hire people who will get better. Feedback and learning questions test whether you can hear criticism without getting defensive, change because of it, give honest feedback to others, and learn new things quickly. Microsoft has made "growth mindset" a named hiring criterion.
The question in its many forms
What they're scoring
Receiving feedback: the shape
Strong sample:
Giving feedback
Show that you:
Learning something new quickly
Describe how you learned, not just that you did:
Follow-ups to expect
Further reading
Key takeaways
- These questions test openness, real change, candour and how fast you learn.
- For feedback received: what was said, your reaction, how you understood it, what you changed, and the evidence.
- For feedback given: private, timely and specific, focused on the impact, with a follow-up.
- For learning: describe the method, not just the claim.
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