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Question 18 of 44
Who is your biggest inspiration?
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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.
Whatever example you offer will provide insight into the values and principles that make up the build of your character. By gaining this deeper understanding of your character, your interviewer will be better able to ascertain how well you'll fit in with the culture of their brand.
Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
"I find inspiration in a variety of people and things. I would have to say that the person who has most greatly inspired me has been my grandmother. She always had a smile on her face no matter how hard she worked and she loved everyone. She was well respected and always gave more than she received. I try to live each and every day like I was walking in her shoes."
Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
"My previous manager was a huge inspiration to me. Her passion for this industry was motivating and instilled the fire in me to climb the ladder in my career. On top of her drive and passion for her work, she was an amazing mother and caregiver to her loved ones as well."
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.
Your life's inspiration can come from a character in a book, a mentor, a family member, or a celebrity. It likewise doesn't need to consist of only one person. Explain why these individuals had an impact on the shaping of your character.
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.
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My first manager in pharmaceutical sales inspired me the most. He always looked at difficult situations as opportunities and this inspired me to view objections as opportunities. He also knew how to push me to achieve goals that I didn't think were possible to meet.
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It's great that you can point out the exact reason why your first manager inspires you. Let's highlight that a bit more as well as how it changed your actions.
The person that inspires me the most is my first manager in pharmaceutical sales. He stood out because whenever we ran into a difficult situation, instead of looking at it negatively, he took it as an opportunity for growth. I've been able to replicate that same view which has helped me to achieve a lot more goals.
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