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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.
"There were four members of our teams who were interested in leadership positions. Four supervisors took on the challenge of developing them. I was one of them. And they've done resoundingly well. They are advancing ahead of their peers and will likely be promoted within the month."

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.
When answering this question, you want to take ownership of the training and the coaching you deliver. But you also want to give credit to the person you are mentoring, which not only exhibits that you are humble but emphasizes that the potential you recognized in this person is paying off through your mentoring. Carefully describe how their development has been going in such a way that showcases that you identified a superstar and that your guidance is paying off.

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.
Center your answer around the leadership principle, 'Hire and Develop the Best,' which states, "Leaders raise the performance bar with every hire and promotion. They recognize exceptional talent, and willingly move them throughout the organization. Leaders develop leaders and take seriously their role in coaching others. We work on behalf of our people to invent mechanisms for development like Career Choice." Also consider this quote by Jeff Bezos, "During our hiring meetings, we ask people to consider three questions before making a decision. Will you admire this person? Will this person raise the average level of effectiveness of the group they're entering? Along what dimension might this person be a superstar?"

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