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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.
Sometimes the greatest workplace challenge is a difficult task that expands your comfort zone. Whatever example you choose, frame it as a welcomed challenge that advanced your professional development and furthered your career goals and pursuits. Explain to the interviewer why your situation proved difficult, highlighting your actions to overcome the challenge and how it benefitted the team.

Kimberly is a freelance writer and editor with a decade of experience in the education field, including her time as a pre-kindergarten teacher.
"The most challenging aspect of my last job was troubleshooting some of the older technology we worked with. We needed some serious upgrades, but they weren't in the budget. Learning how to work around this problem was quite a challenge, but I learned how by referring to old manuals and online forums. I ended up becoming one of the stronger users of this program in our entire office! I quickly became the go-to person when anyone had questions on the technology."

Kimberly is a freelance writer and editor with a decade of experience in the education field, including her time as a pre-kindergarten teacher.
"The most challenging aspect of my previous position was maintaining a positive attitude at all times. The workplace culture was not a positive one, but I tried to make it so through words of encouragement to my coworkers, trying to facilitate small events for our team to get to know each other a bit better, and also keeping a smile on my face throughout the day."

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