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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.
When sharing an example of implementing organizational design, cover how you approach each stage, from workflow, procedures, systems, structures, and all the aspects that impact the overall business goals of your client's organization. When describing your philosophy and approach, mention any unique skills, systems, or methods you employ. Share how you dive deep into understanding your client's organization, its design, and how you identify growth opportunities.

Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
"With a background in HR, my organization design work has most often centered around labor efficiencies with organizations. I have a lot of experience evaluating work processes and gauging the appropriate labor needs that are necessary. Last year, I worked with a small plastics manufacturer that wasn't using their automation capabilities to their highest level. They were essentially paying many people to do what some of their machinery could actually do. While it did involve some difficult conversations and some difficult employment decisions, the organization was able to save a lot of labor costs on simple modifications to their processes."

Kimberly is a freelance writer and editor with a decade of experience in the education field, including her time as a pre-kindergarten teacher.
"As you can see from my resume, I have vast experience in the transportation and warehousing industries. In my work here, organization redesign has always been a focus to increase efficiencies and profitability. Last year, I helped a large trucking firm implement the UPS logistics philosophy in their routing, saving a lot of money on fuel, maintenance costs, and labor. If hired here, I think my corporate design experience in these areas would translate well to industries like manufacturing and healthcare."

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.
When answering this question, focus your answer on their core values, especially one of their 5 C's, CRITICAL THINKERS. "We synthesize, apply, and communicate complex information and concepts with clarity, objectivity, and depth, and bring our best thinking and advice to help others make confident decisions. We demonstrate critical thinking when we: Spend time learning new things. Think deeply about issues and opportunities. Bring together diverse inputs into a cohesive perspective. Share ideas and insights with others. The world is evolving rapidly, and each of us has to develop with it. By committing to lifelong learning and applying that learning to our work and our relationships, we will think and communicate as true first-choice advisors."
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