Hitachi Mock Interview
Master 32 Hitachi interview questions covering innovation, global operations, and Social Innovation Business philosophy.
Question 12 of 32
Tell me about the last time you undertook a project that demanded a lot of initiative.
What You Need to Know
Example Answer
Example Answer 2
Community Answers
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.
This question assesses if you have leadership tendencies and are a self-starter. It also serves to provide insights into your work style and your approach.
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.
"We recently had a major inventory count requested of us by the corporate head office. At the time, our manager was away on holidays. No one quite knew where to start or who should take the lead. I took the initiative to lead my co-workers through the inventory project. I taught myself the tracking software in a short amount of time and created a schedule for the inventory counts so everyone knew what was expected of them. We completed the project three days ahead of schedule! It was a great success."
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.
"I was tasked with changing our health benefits provider. Completing this project successfully was crucial to our employees and our bottom line. I made a lot of calls and RFQs, and spent a lot of time hearing proposals to make the best choice before enrollment time."
Write Your Answer
0 - Character Count
Anonymous Answer
The latest project I am on requires a lot of communication and fact-finding among the rail community. The community consisted of about 60 different sites all doing different processes. I needed to understand all of this for the project to cover the requirements. The team was small so I took up a huge initiative of fact-finding and interviewing reps from all the sites. I had to push these people out of their silo comfort zone and into what we were accomplishing on the project.
Stephanie's Feedback
This is a good start, but your response should be a bit more detailed and more specific. Can you identify the project and the specific ways that you've shown initiative? What was the outcome of that initiative?
Unlock All 32 Hitachi Questions
Prepare for Hitachi's technical depth and cultural fit questions from real interviewers.
Get StartedJump to Question