Excellent response! Your interviewer will be impressed you adapted your approach with your co-worker to make it work.
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Anonymous Answer
I have had a co-worker that was always negative and always viewed things in the worst way possible. I always tried to keep things light when I talked to him to help cheer him up and keep him in a more positive mood. It helped balance him out so he could focus on the job in a more positive light.
Excellent response! Your interviewer will be impressed you adapted your approach with your co-worker to make it work.
Anonymous Answer
I am currently working in that field, and I have the required experience and knowledge pertaining to the position. I will bring integrity, dedication, dependability, initiative and a team player attitude to the organization. I am a quick learner who can adapt to any situation concerning information and security management. This will not just be a career for me but a passion to be able to assist the customers in meeting their needs in a timely manner while at the same time providing professional and reliable information.
Great start. You lay out your credentials, your skills, your passion, and what attributes you will bring to the organization. To really knock the employer's socks off, show how all of those things you mention will benefit the organization. When they hire you, what will change? I have included a powerful results-oriented message in your response that you can tailor.
I fully meet the experience and knowledge requirements of the position, and I will bring integrity, dedication, dependability, initiative, and a commitment to my fellow team members. I am a quick learner who can adapt to any situation concerning information and security management. But what makes me the best candidate for the position is how I intend to use my knowledge and experience to produce results for your organization. I can establish higher performance standards and efficiency protocols to reduce data breaches. I can also reduce customer complaints. Meeting customers' needs is far more than just a job duty for me; it's my favorite part of the job. I get great satisfaction in meeting customer's needs and go to great lengths to make sure I'm providing them with reliable information on time.