When have you had to solve a difficult problem where your decision...

ArmyofHarmony · 28 Jan 2007 at 15:52

...had a major consequence

I'm looking at a job application, and I can't really think of even a model answer for this.

Sure, I may have solved problems... but none which had a major consequence

what have you guys done?

Fraggr · 28 Jan 2007 at 16:55

Um, like choosing subjects for gcse/a level/uni course?

Spuds · 28 Jan 2007 at 17:10

I would answer it with an example from my uni placement. I was working for an online games company and we were were having massive problems with people using a certain program to cheat. I did some research into the avaliability of the program, downloaded a copy and decompiled it. After looking through the code I had a meeting with the lead developer of the game, told him what I'd found and the next day 15,000 accounts were banned. This temporarily solved the cheating problem but lead to a LOT of unhappy customers who got high level accounts banned and quite a bit of mixed publicity.

ArmyofHarmony · 28 Jan 2007 at 17:50

Nice example spuds,

fraggr I think it would need to be something that is unique.

I'm writing about some presentation I had to do at uni, where one of the group members dropped out due to illness so I had to quickly learn and perform his section

thing is, the major consequence is just that we would have got a poor mark, not that 15000 people were banned ;( urs is top notch