Department of Justice Mock Interview
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Question 13 of 30
Who in your career has had the most impact on 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.
Your answer to this question will offer a glimpse into your personality, philosophy, and approach to your leadership style. They'll examine the examples offered and consider how well you'll work with their leaders and their team. This may also help them pair you with the type of leader who best matches your inspiration, based on your ideals, helping that leader better serve as a role model for you through the experience.
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.
Think of those who inspired you. Inspirational people motivate us. They're passionate and driven, accomplishing goals that seem impossible and starting new ventures with ideas that change the way we view the world. Talk about a mentor or someone who has inspired you in your career. Don't always expect them to ask you to clarify, nor expect them to understand how they inspired you. Elaborate on what qualities they possess that you admire and how those qualities relate to your work style and profession.
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'd say my grandfather did. He was a fighter pilot in the 50s and 60s for the Navy and encouraged me to join the Navy out of high school. I did, and they paid for my education throughout law school. He taught me my work ethic early on and that your work means nothing if not performed with integrity."
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My unit's previous Managing Attorney. She was equally an artist and lawyer. Her work in both fields addressed black empowerment and equal access. She showed me that I do not have to choose only one niche to make an impact. She's a true genius and inspiration.
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