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Question 33 of 50
Tell me one good thing and one bad thing your previous boss might say about you.
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Kevin Downey has an extensive background in business management, recruiting, branding and marketing. He's volunteered his career coaching services at job fairs, lecturing on interview techniques and crafting winning resumes and cover letters.
"I think my professor would say I'm very detail oriented and always submit high-quality work. By the same token, he would also probably say I'm a perfectionist and that slows me down sometimes or causes me to lose focus on what is important."
Kevin Downey has an extensive background in business management, recruiting, branding and marketing. He's volunteered his career coaching services at job fairs, lecturing on interview techniques and crafting winning resumes and cover letters.
"They'd tell you I'm hard on myself, and that when I made mistakes, it would throw off my game so much that I'd trip over my own feet, but I've overcome this. They'd also say I am their clutch player and their most reliable go-getter."
Kevin Downey has an extensive background in business management, recruiting, branding and marketing. He's volunteered his career coaching services at job fairs, lecturing on interview techniques and crafting winning resumes and cover letters.
This question reveals how you handle stress at the moment. Many who've had this question posed to them wonder if their interviewer already conversed with their previous employer.
Kevin Downey has an extensive background in business management, recruiting, branding and marketing. He's volunteered his career coaching services at job fairs, lecturing on interview techniques and crafting winning resumes and cover letters.
There is no need to feel nervous about this question. Answer with confidence, and stay on course with what you'd offer and contribute. Consider incorporating some of their keywords into what you share, such as integrity, collective passion, and innovation.
Jaymie Payne is passionate about talent acquistion and has nine years of experience in corporate and healthcare recruitment.
"They'd inform you of my habit of going above and beyond, and that I view the basics of my job as putting my all in, doing my best to anticipate the needs of my superiors, and doing everything I can to make their job easier. Basically, I'm always managing up in the best definition of what that means. With that, as far as my flaws, they'd tell you I'm eager to learn from my mistakes and grow and take responsibility for my actions to the extreme. So my supervisor would say I'm the only person who'll ever throw me under the bus, and that I am honest to a fault."
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One good thing my boss would say about me is that I am smart and one bad thing would probably say about me is that I should speak up more whenever I need help rather than always trying to figure things out on my own.
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You're off to a great start! This is a great opportunity to sell yourself, so be sure to take full advantage of it. If you can, spend a little more time on the positive attribute and use this time to highlight a skill or quality that the interviewer at ADP will find valuable. The second part of your answer is good. Consider closing with ways you're overcoming that area of development.
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My previous bosses could all agree that I am detail oriented and committed to producing high-quality work and service. That said, they could also say that I am harsh on myself and will fixate on what I did wrong when I make mistakes. But once I am able to recognize the error of my ways, I reevaluate my personal expectations and use the experience to shift focus back to the quality of my work.
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These are great examples to share. Great job sharing how you are overcoming an area of development.
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