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Question 18 of 30
This role involves a lot of interaction with concerned citizens. Is that something you can see yourself doing daily?
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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 wouldn't be a problem for me. I consider myself pretty emotionally grounded. People are just people, and we all have different brains and unique experiences which shape our outlook on things. So whether I am dealing with a level-headed concerned citizen or not is irrelevant. I am not experiencing their emotions or their issues, so I don't internalize them with their emotional output. It doesn't stress me out as it does for some."
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.
They want to ensure you'll represent their department according to their values. Dealing with the public, especially those with strong opinions (informed or not), has its own set of challenges. Your attitude is what they're trying to get a glimpse of through your words, tone, and mannerisms.
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.
Exhibit that you are a people person, and an effective communicator with a strong sense of non-defensive communication. Exude your confidence in being able to keep calm in stressful situations.
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