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Tell me about the last time someone gave you unsolicited feedback.
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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.
This question assesses your emotional intelligence and experience as a professional. How you answer will inform them of whether receiving feedback is difficult for you and makes you defensive or if you actively seek out feedback and take advantage of the learning opportunity it presents. BlackRock believes that one should treat feedback as a gift and says, "You're not doing anyone any favors by letting them repeat the same mistake."
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.
BlackRock speaks to the necessity and benefits of feedback in depth on their website: "Feedback... can't live with it, can't live without it. Those with managerial experience know it can be as hard to deliver as it is to receive, but see constructive criticism for what it really is, a gift. It's hard to do, but mentors should give more honest feedback. If you're going to have an open relationship, you must be willing to give both the good and the bad. Mentees are appreciative in the end. Honest feedback made them better and ultimately advanced their career. As a mentor, that's the optimal outcome."
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 don't receive unsolicited feedback often because I am always compulsively asking for feedback. I am very proactive when it comes to seeking out feedback. I am also very transparent. I let everyone know that I am not beyond reproach and have an open-door policy regarding expressing concerns or offering advice. As I result, I find I rarely actually receive unsolicited feedback."
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