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Situational questions test reasoning under hypothetical pressure. Interviewers want to see the constraints you name, the trade-offs you choose, and the assumptions you flag.

Situational · Resource Constraint

Your federal program is operating under a continuing resolution at last year's funding level, with no authority to start the new initiatives the appropriations committees have signaled they want. Leadership asks you to 'be ready to launch the day the appropriation passes.' You can't obligate funds or hire against money you don't have. How do you spend the next 90 days?

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I'd spend the 90 days doing everything that doesn't obligate money.

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