Department of Treasury Mock Interview
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Question 8 of 30
How would your former employer describe 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.
If this question makes a candidate nervous, it will raise the question of how honest a candidate has been about their qualifications and accomplishments. If the interviewee comes across as confident and provides a notable answer consistent with the rest of the interview, it offers the interviewer confidence in the truth of the candidate's claims.
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'd say I am an overachiever, and that I am honest to a fault. In fact, my bosses were having a conversation a while back where they were discussing how they wished their employees were better at taking responsibility for their own actions. In that conversation, one of them said they wish every employee was more like I am. That was right when I walked in. Flattering stuff."
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.
There's no need to feel nervous about this question. Don't ask them if they talked to your previous employers or what they might have said. Answer with confidence, and stay on course with what you offer. This is your opportunity to share your accomplishments. Demonstrate that you are an overachiever.
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