Scene to read · Motivation, Collaboration
Nine hundred pages, one third
You are the volunteer who started a digital archive of old school yearbooks and are running low on energy.
In the back room of a school office, a flatbed scanner sits among stacks of old yearbooks. You started this project, and you are about a third of the way through 900 pages. Fellow volunteers Rosalind and Rosamund are helping, and nobody expects it to be finished soon.
The scene
Rosalind: We could scan the rest at low quality, finishing by spring.
Rosamund: Low quality means faded faces and unreadable names. Nobody can use that.
Rosalind: A finished archive beats perfection that stalls. We're all tired, honestly.
Rosamund: Then it's your project. What pace are we setting from here?
The two questions
- 1What pace would you set for the rest of the project, and what would you say to Rosalind and Rosamund?
- 2Tell us about a time you kept working on a long task after your energy had faded. What helped you continue?
What raters look for
- Motivation
- Shows genuine, sustained drive and a clear reason for choices, including when work is unglamorous.
- Collaboration
- Works toward a shared goal, shares credit and load, and repairs friction inside a team.
Answer scenarios like this on the real timers
Answer both questions on the clock, and get each one scored 1–9 the way raters score. Your first set is free, no card.
Practice free
