Scene to read · Problem solving, Communication
One hotspot
You share an apartment with two roommates, Tariq and Binh.
The apartment wifi died ten minutes before your video interview for a job you badly want. Binh is muted on a client call at the shared desk, using his phone's hotspot, which cannot carry two video calls. Tariq has just tried the router again.
The scene
Tariq: Router's dead. Binh, the interview's in ten minutes. Can you drop off?
Binh: I'm presenting to my biggest client in five. I can't vanish either.
Tariq: The library's a twelve-minute run. Or one of you goes audio only.
Binh: Could you ask them to push it half an hour? Please?
The two questions
- 1What would you do in the next ten minutes, and why?
- 2When two people have an equally good claim to something only one can use, how should it be decided?
What raters look for
- Problem solving
- Gathers facts before acting, considers options and consequences, and chooses a workable next step.
- Communication
- Listens first, speaks clearly and respectfully, and adapts the message to the listener.
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
