How have you worked to develop yourself professionally throughout your career?
As a Fortune 500 company and household name, Fannie Mae knows that professional growth and development are vital to remaining at the forefront of the mortgage financing industry. For this question, your interviewer is looking to ensure that your values surrounding professional development match the company's values. Use this question as an opportunity to highlight the many ways that you have taken the initiative to continuously improve professionally. Highlight any continuing education you have completed, any societies or groups you belong to, and publications you read regularly. All of these serve as excellent examples of your drive to grow professionally.
"I am a firm believer in being a lifelong learner in my work as a data analyst. As technology has changed over time, I see it as very important to keep myself up to date with the latest technological advancements within data. Just in the past year, I've participated in both the Data Fest and Data Summit national conferences. I stay up to date on industry news through an annual subscription to (XYZ) publication. Also, I recently decided to join an online networking group within the industry to learn from my peers about challenges they've encountered and strategies they've developed to overcome them."
