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We are looking for individuals who are effective leaders and decision-makers. What decisions did you routinely make in your last position?
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Rachel Hills Lowe is a PR and Communications Professional with experience interviewing candidates for copywriting, marketing, and communications positions.
The interviewer would like to know more about the types of decisions you are accustomed to making in the workplace as an indication of your capacity for leadership. Your answer will give them a better idea of your level of experience, seniority, and ability to handle the decision-making requirements in this role with Cisco.
If the job you are interviewing for requires you to be decisive and quick on your feet, focus on examples that demonstrate how you have done these things in the past. If you worked as a sales rep, you likely needed to know how to negotiate and make quick decisions on the prices and benefits you could offer. No matter your previous experience, highlight the most important decisions you made in past roles and how those types of decisions have prepared you for a role like this one.
Rachel Hills Lowe is a PR and Communications Professional with experience interviewing candidates for copywriting, marketing, and communications positions.
"In my previous position I was often tasked with making decisions on employee hiring and terminating. While I often had to make difficult decisions, I believe that that role prepared me quite well for a position like this one, as it forced me to think quickly and rely on my intuition. Delivering these decisions helped me to become a better, more assertive communicator who doesn't stray from difficult conversations."
Rachel Hills Lowe is a PR and Communications Professional with experience interviewing candidates for copywriting, marketing, and communications positions.
"In my previous position, I was tasked with making small and large decisions on a daily basis when it came to content management. I was responsible for planning the content calendar, including emails, blog post topics, social media posts, in addition to actually executing the plans. I collaborated with management to decide what promotions and sales we would be running and when. Through this role, I learned to effectively liaise with other teams and rely on my own organizational skills to put decisions, big and small, into practice."
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