Fannie Mae Mock Interview
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Think back over your career up to today and tell me about the most difficult day on the job you encountered. What made the day difficult and how did you handle that situation?
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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.
We've all had our share of difficult days on the job, and how we handle those days, in particular, can make or break our success at a company. Think of a particular day that demonstrates your ability to handle adversity professionally without shutting down. An important piece of your answer should be discussing what lessons you learned from that specific day moving forward that you still carry with you to this day.
Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
"It's funny that you ask this question because I can honestly say that my worst day on the job happened just a few weeks ago. Upon arriving to work in the morning, I quickly learned that our entire network was down, and we wouldn't be able to work within our CRM or other programs that day. Many of my coworkers were visibly upset and questioning how we would be able to do our jobs that day. Rather than joining the crowd and freaking out about the situation, I huddled our group to discuss solutions to the workday. We had found out that the network likely wouldn't be fully up and running until late afternoon. While some colleagues called it quits and went home, I helped brainstorm how we could keep our phone lines open, and my boss was very grateful for my efforts that day. Looking back, what made this the most difficult for me was seeing how others responded so negatively over an issue that we had no control over."
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