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Talk about a time when things didn't go as planned on the job. What was the situation and what allowed your to persevere in that situation?
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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.
As a professional in the tech industry, you have likely had a project that failed, a promotion that passed you over or a meltdown occur at some point in time. Realizing that your interviewer fully understands and expects that failure happens, talk openly and honestly about a situation where you experienced failure or failed plans. Most importantly in your answer, focus on how you overcame the particular situation and discuss lessons that you learned moving forward that you can bring to this role at Amazon AWS.
Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
"A couple of years ago in my first role as a UI designer out of college, my team was tasked with coming up with a very short notice proposal for a potential high end customer. With a week turnaround time, I set right to spending my time gathering information on the company to build a mock design. When the proposal was submitted, I found out that the potential customer scoffed at my idea and the customer went with another organization's proposal for their use. The biggest piece of feedback that I got was that the UI design just wasn't conducive to the type of customers they were expecting. From that point forward, whether it has been with short notice or long-term products, I take the time to communicate with key decision makers from clients to gather information for making my design as user friendly as possible."
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I always thought once you pass the interview, it meant that you were safe. I was let go from my prior company as part of a reduction in force. I believe I was let go for not having enough of the needed skills to keep my job. Shortly after the lay-off, I began to learn as much as possible about IT, including programming, cloud, and infrastructure. For six months, I searched, studied, and applied for every position I could qualify for. A year later, I have an AWS certification, I'm working on many more, and I am finally interviewing with the company of my dreams.
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Good for you! This situation would have been challenging to navigate, but you pushed through and came out ahead. Your answer is personal and takes the interviewer through a journey.
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