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Question 21 of 35
List the top three skills that you acquired in your last role.
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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.
As stated on their website; "Our employees are focused, dedicated, and reliable. We work as a team to help and encourage each other: collaborating to ensure safety, foster innovation, and increase value for our stakeholders and employees. We foster a culture of collective excellence that can only come from world-class teamwork. Never losing sight of the bigger picture of keeping Canada's skies safe, our focus is on working collectively to achieve our goals, celebrate our achievements, and pioneer revolutionary change within our industry."
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.
"In the past few years, I was able to upgrade my education while still working full-time. The biggest skill I gained was my ability to multi-task as I worked the dual role of employee and student. I also greatly improved my time management skills and my communication skills. I also have strong skills in various Microsoft programs, such as PowerPoint and Excel."
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.
There are a few ways to approach this question, and it is up to you to decide which is the most relevant. You could offer your top three hard skills among the many skills detailed on your customized resume. Ideally, you want to choose the skills most aligned or transferable to the role in question based on the priority of the position's requirements. Or, you can explore your soft skills (leadership, communication, interpersonal) that are most aligned with the culture NAV CANADA values most. Explore Nav Canada's language and incorporate it and their vision into your answer.
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.
Here are some transferable skills that you may have acquired along the way.
- Leading a team.
- Intricate problem-solving.
- Particular software experience.
- Organizational training.
- Time management.
- Self-motivation.
- Listening skills.
- Written communication.
- Verbal communication.
- Giving presentations.
- Training new hires.
- Hiring or onboarding.
- Research.
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I have learned a few command-line interface, leadership, and professionalism.
I learned CLI by every day working with Linux software and trying also sharpen by learning on my own.
Leaderships, I have developed here, because of my curiosity, I started to understand the stuff related to my testing job and take actions.
And Lastly, professionalism by talking to a different group of people and working with them who are also diverse in culture.
Rachelle's Feedback
It sounds like you have learned a lot in your last role! I have simplified your answer, below.
"The top skills that I have acquired include Linux software, leadership, and professionalism. I have learned Linux by using it every day on the job, and by learning on my own time. I have gained leadership skills by taking action without being asked. Lastly, I have grown in my professionalism by being exposed to a diverse workplace environment."
Anonymous Answer
In my time as a department manager, I've learned a great deal of skills, the most important of which are:
Clear communication: In running a restaurant clear communication is a must and the difference between having it and not is night and day.
Team leading: I've learned a lot about keeping a team motivated and working effectively.
Problem-solving: I've always had a problem-solving mindset but this has given me the experience to better apply it.
Marcie's Feedback
Excellent! These are all great skills to possess. Now connect these skills to the role itself and explain to the interviewer how they will help you succeed.
Anonymous Answer
The top three skills that I acquired and built on in my last role are multi-tasking, new software knowledge, and professionalism. My roles at ____ were very busy, with multiple things on the go at once. I was also in charge of training new hires on how to use the project management software to ensure accurate time entry. Because of the diverse workplace, it was also important to be professional.
Jaymie's Feedback
Perfect!
Anonymous Answer
I acquired many skills in my previous role. I believe the top three are customer service, problem-solving, and time management.
Marcie's Feedback
What was your last role? Why were these skills important in it? And how will these skills enable you to excel in this new role?
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