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Question 32 of 40
Tell me about when you quickly changed your approach due to factors beyond your control.
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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 developed a strategy for how I was going to approach my thesis. I was in the middle of composing an outline and structure, interviewing several individuals, and doing a lot of writing. But then there was a family emergency, which required me to go out of town. I was unable to continue my interviews and composition. I also didn't want to lose momentum, so I switched gears to compiling research materials that were more conducive to working remotely in a very distracting environment and still making progress with the work that needed to be done. Life is a constant flexibility test."
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 seeks to reveal how easily you adapt to change and how you handle working under stress. Whether you thrive in such circumstances or struggle is what they are hoping to find out.
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.
Provide an example where you exhibited flexibility, thinking quickly on your feet, and turned a negative into a positive. Leading with positivity and a "can do" attitude is the aim here. A keyword in this question is "quickly." So when determining the example you wish to share, make sure it is one that highlights working well under pressure in a fast-paced high-stress situation, and how you overcame the challenges the situation in your example presented.
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.
Some might experience task paralysis when things don't go according to plan. They might throw up their hands and surrender to failure. While others might swiftly spring into action to overcome such obstacles, steering them towards an advantage. Exhibiting flexibility and a "can-do" attitude is the aim here. As they state on their website, they are looking for the "best people" with a "can-do" mentality.
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