BHP Billiton Mock Interview
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Question 15 of 35
BHP likes to bring out the best in our employees. What type of manager brings out the best in 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.
The interviewer wants to see that you are self-aware and understand the type of manager, of the five main leadership types, brings out the best in you: authoritarian, participative, delegative, transactional, and transformational. Some individuals prefer a close working relationship with an authoritarian who provides a lot of accountability, while others prefer a transformational leader who offers trust, space, and autonomy. If you are unsure of the management style at BHP, perform adequate research to identify the type of leadership culture they aim to foster.
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 have worked with a wide range of personalities and management styles with great success. If I could express a preference, I feel that I perform best in an independent and autonomous environment. Can you describe the management style here?"
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 work best with managers who are patient, like to teach and are clear communicators. Because I am newer to my career, I do hope to work for a manager who can mentor me."
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I like to have input on business decisions and feel responsible for implementing decisions as they contributed to making them. But also, a level of trust that I should use my discretion to make decisions and occasional coaching tips and feedback that can help me to reflect and improve my performance.
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Great! Have you ever had a manager who brought out your best? If so, consider mentioning them here and discussing them briefly. End your answer by assuring the interviewer that you're flexible and able to work under lots of different manager types.
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