Tell me about the responsibility in your former or current position that you enjoyed most.
NAV CANADA describes their employees as highly motivated people who provide safe and efficient air traffic services, design innovative technology, maintain their infrastructure, and deliver technical and professional services. This question aims to determine what motivates you on the job. By understanding the work you find most rewarding, they learn how to motivate you on the job and ensure you can deliver to their standard.
"In addition to my regular responsibilities, my previous employer also asked me to lead our social committee. That was very exciting because I love working where everyone knows each other, is comfortable having meaningful conversations, and can let loose now and then. I planned four social events per year, and the turnout was always wonderful. Employee engagement went up, and some powerful connections were made."
"I would say that my favorite responsibility in my current position is onboarding and training new employees. I thrive when coaching. It's great to see their excitement for what's to come and their passion for the industry."
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Anonymous Answer
In addition to my regular responsibilities, our company would hold monthly "Crew appreciation weekends." Each month a different member of the senior management team would host a weekend with a theme devise games, bake treats and give out rewards to our crew members (usually based on if we were reaching our targets). Employee engagement always went up and it was much easier to get them to buy into working hard on our targets.
Marcie's Feedback
Cool! This sounds like fun. Now, to improve your answer, connect your enjoyment of boosting employee morale and engagement to the role itself. Will the skills you used to carry out crew appreciation weekends be useful in this new position? Will they benefit the company somehow?
Anonymous Answer
I really enjoyed being the go-to person for help and troubleshooting. I am a helper and problem solver by nature, so I am really in my element when people come to me and ask for help fixing something.
Jaymie's Feedback
You have a solid foundation here. Can you go into more detail about the decisions you were responsible for or the level of accountability in your previous role? It's always helpful if you can use data or numbers where relevant too, especially if you were responsible for revenue, sales, lead generation, people management, etc.
Anonymous Answer
In my former position, I enjoyed keeping the workplace clean and safe. I enjoyed that everyone went home safe and that I helped play a role in ensuring that happened.
Marcie's Feedback
Nice! How exactly did you keep the workplace safe and clean? What did you do to accomplish that, and will you carry out similar tasks within this role? Also, why did achieving this matter so much to you?
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