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Discuss a tech product that you do not like. What changes would you make to improve it?
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Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
We all know that it's one thing to be opinionated, and then it's another ballgame to have an opinion and know what to do about it. By asking this question, your interviewer would like to see that you have the ability to see opportunities for change, rather than remaining in a negative, 'I don't like it' mentality. Discuss a tech product that you do not particularly enjoy, and offer up a couple of suggestions for improvement. Your opinion should be on a product unrelated to Microsoft.
Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
"Tech can be life-changing, and it can also be an utter failure. My least favorite tech purchase in the last year would be the Google Pixel Slate. I understand Google was trying to compete with the Microsoft Surface Pro and the iPad, but at its price tag of nearly 1,600, I found that it fell short. One factor I would change is to increase the application support offering. Also, I would have made materials and designs in-house versus through third-party developers. This choice would have made for much better graphics and a more beautiful looking user interface."
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"One tech product that I'm not a huge fan of is Siri. Of course, Siri was an innovative product in the tech world when it came out, as it was the first virtual voice assistant. However, I find that Siri usually redirects me to the Internet when I ask questions. On the other hand, I've found that Amazon Alexa has a much more robust database of information, and it tends to remember the information I have provided in the past. I would love to see Siri incorporate these features, as it would be great to have an Amazon Alexa right within my phone."
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You make some excellent points here; your answer is thoughtful and well supported.
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Toad. Excel. Should be able to connect more natively with databases and update data. Power BI has more formatting options.
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You've clearly stated which products you don't care for and how you'd improve them. Now, take your answer a step further to explain why you'd make those changes. Explaining how your changes would benefit the end-user shows the interviewer that you know how to think critically to come up with logical solutions that solve real-world problems.
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