Fannie Mae Mock Interview
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At Fannie Mae, our team members often have to work under a tight deadline. Talk about a time you had to work under a tight deadline in the past. How did you handle that situation and what made it a success?
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Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
The financial field can often be chaotic and stressful for those working on high-pressure deadlines. As a government-sponsored enterprise, Fannie Mae is not known for having the same notoriously demanding hours as other financial corporations. Regardless, as an analyst at Fannie Mae, you will still be expected to work efficiently under time constraints and stick to deadlines.
Choose a situation--ideally, one in the financial space--that demonstrates your ability to work efficiently and calmly under an impending deadline. Regardless of which situation you choose to discuss, be sure to demonstrate how you remained calm, focused, and on-task to get the job done.
Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
"In my current role, I'm tasked with preparing some reports for our leadership team's bi-weekly meeting. Upon taking that responsibility, I made sure that I kept myself organized during each workday and saved and prepped relevant information needed for their report. A couple of months ago, I was informed first thing in the morning that the meeting was being moved a week up to later that day due to some conflicts and vacation time for some of the team. Right away, I moved some things on my calendar to make this a top priority. From there, my regular organization of the materials needed made it easy for me to complete my job."
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