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ONE QUESTION. YOUR REASONING.

Make progress with unclear requirements

Tell me about a time you had to make progress without clear requirements. How did you decide what to do?

BehavioralDealing with ambiguityAny level

YOUR BRIEF

What to work through

Choose a situation where you could not wait for every answer. Explain how you reduced uncertainty and kept decisions reversible.

  • Use an example from your own experience.
  • Explain your role, your actions and the outcome.
  • Be ready for follow-up questions about your decisions.

BEFORE YOU START

Make your reasoning visible

  • Separate what you knew from your assumptions.
  • Describe how you tested the most important uncertainty.
  • Explain what evidence changed your next step.
Need a starting point?

Watch for these common gaps as you prepare:

  • Treating a guess as a confirmed requirement.
  • Listing meetings without explaining what they resolved.
Read: The STAR method for behavioral interviews

KEEP GOING

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01

Pick a question

Read the brief and choose what you want to work on.

02

Talk it through

Explain your thinking. Respond to follow-ups. Draw when a design needs it.

03

Find your next improvement

Use the feedback from your interview to decide what to practise next.