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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 · People Dilemma

You're a principal. Your strongest second-year teacher tells you she has an offer from a neighboring district paying $7,000 more, and she has to answer in two weeks. You have no authority over salary. What do you do?

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I'd have the honest conversation the same day, and mostly listen: money is the visible reason, and the fixable ones — schedule, growth, feeling valued — usually sit underneath.…

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