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Jaymie Payne is passionate about talent acquistion and has nine years of experience in corporate and healthcare recruitment.
The interviewer wants to understand your thought process and what you consider when facing challenging decisions that could impact your entire team. Think about how you weigh the pros and cons when facing a no-win scenario and the measures you take towards damage control to reduce the impact as much as possible. How you answer will help them determine whether you would be an asset or a liability.

Jaymie Payne is passionate about talent acquistion and has nine years of experience in corporate and healthcare recruitment.
"Leaders are set apart by their ability to make tough decisions respectfully and diplomatically. Last year, we had to lay off 25% of our sales team. I knew that there would be hurt feelings. I got through it by reminding myself that I am the leader for a reason. I needed to trust my judgment but still be able to justify my decisions in the end. When tough choices are in front of me, I will back up my gut feeling with data analysis. If the data supports my intuition, I know what the answer or decision needs to be."

Jaymie Payne is passionate about talent acquistion and has nine years of experience in corporate and healthcare recruitment.
"I believe when you work with a team, it is important to bring any questions or situations to the team before making a decision. Everyone should have input; however, the leader needs to be able to pull the trigger on all decisions in the end."

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