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Question 14 of 30
Can you tell me about your favorite writing piece?
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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 goes deeper into exploring your written communication skills. They are not only curious about how developed your written communication skills are, but are interested in whether you take pride in your written works, and why.
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.
The aim of your example isn't to relay a favorite writing piece that is relevant to the job in any other way than how effectively it communicates your message. It can be a personal piece, a college thesis, a marketing campaign, or a relevant email newsletter. The point is how effectively it communicated its message.
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 wrote a short book on empathy leadership. I was pretty proud of it and did it for the love of it. People still reach out to me about how much that little book helped them. It didn't take me long to write it, and I was the editor for my school paper when I was in college, so I'm proud of how it's written, and find comfort in it being in its best form."
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