How do you handle ambiguity or unclear direction?

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▸ WHAT IT REVEALS

Autonomy, comfort with uncertainty, proactivity.

▸ GOOD ANSWER LOOKS LIKE

Takes initiative to clarify, makes reasonable assumptions, documents decisions.

▸ RED FLAGS

Waits for someone to tell them what to do. Gets visibly uncomfortable.

▸ FOLLOW-UP PROBE

Give me an example of a time you made a decision with incomplete info.