Handling Questions and Intellectual Humility Questions

Assesses how a candidate responds to tough questions, alternative perspectives, and data that contradicts their thesis while maintaining professionalism and openness. Topics include active listening, clarifying questions, acknowledging uncertainty, and demonstrating a concrete process for finding answers. Interviewers may look for techniques to avoid defensiveness, how candidates incorporate feedback, how they reframe or update hypotheses in light of new information, and how they communicate uncertainty and next steps to stakeholders.