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Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
Problem-solving and dispute resolution are critical skills to possess in any role at Aetna. Your interviewer needs to know that their top candidate for the job can think critically on their own and make difficult decisions that come up daily.

Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
"In my most recent position, we had a consistent problem with employees showing up late for their shifts or calling in sick at the very last moment. Rather than the typical documenting and reprimanding style that management usually takes, I decided to track the results of an accountability reward system. For 180 days, I rewarded my employees for coming to work 10 minutes early. Also, for every month with zero sick days, I added a bonus. We awarded those with perfect attendance a 600 bonus. The bonus cost us less than the cost of lowered productivity due to absent employees. The program was a success, and upper management chose to keep it implemented for another six months. We will re-assess in December, but it seems to be working very well."

Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
Talk about a time you were creative, proactive, and displayed the leadership qualities required to resolve a workplace issue. In your answer, demonstrate to the interviewer that you are capable of problem-solving the common problems that come up in the role that you are interviewing for at Aetna.

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We had an issue with the returned reworks aging and not being worked as quickly as needed. I spoke with my manager and we agreed that tasks should be shared amongst all the QAs instead of just one person doing it. After we did that, we had no more issues.

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Good example! You've demonstrated your ability to notice a problem, come up with a plan, and implement the solution to achieve the desired goal.
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