Assignment
CAR stands for Challenge, Action and Result. A challenge is a responsibility, task or problem that you have encountered in school, work or life. An action is what you did to address the challenge. A result is the added value, positive outcome, or benefit resulting from your action. When preparing for interviews, you will be expected to articulate a few CAR scenarios.
It is important to note that you may not be asked about past challenges in an interview process but it is important to prepare in advance. Past challenges can be difficult to articulate because they may evoke difficult memories and uncomfortable feelings.
Take time to reflect on twopast Challenge, Actionand Resultscenarios and record them below. Be sure to consider a scenario that you can own and take responsibility for so that you are not in a position where you seem to be blaming others and/or speaking negatively about a person or organization.
1) Challenge: What was the specific responsibility and why was it a challenge for you?
Action: What did you do to address the challenge? Did you need to change your behavior? Did you enlist the help of others?
Result: What was the positive outcome?
2) Challenge: What was the specific responsibility and why was it a challenge for you?
Action: What did you do to address the challenge? Did you need to change your behavior? Did you enlist the help of others?
Result: What was the positive outcome?