Tenacity - ability to stay with a problem/line of thinking until a solution is reached or no longer reasonably attainable.

1. What was the biggest obstacle you had to overcome to get where you are today? How did you overcome it?

2. Have you ever submitted a good idea to your superior and he or she did not take action on it? What did you do?

3. Can you relate an experience in which you felt you persisted too long? How could the situation have been improved?

4. Can you relate an experience in which you felt you gained something because you persisted for a length of time?

5. What (college, school, university) course gave you the most difficulty? What did you do about it?

6. What difficulties have you experienced recently in your work? How have you tackled them?

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