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Question 13 of 30
What do you feel has been your greatest achievement so far?
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Elisabeth Walter is an experienced Recruiting Consultant and Enrollment Advisor.
Taking pride in what they do daily is something the USPS takes very seriously. The #PostalProud movement and the Inside Blue initiative are just some of the things the organization does to exude their pride and achievements. To get your sense of belonging in this environment, your interviewer wants to hear what makes you proud.
Elisabeth Walter is an experienced Recruiting Consultant and Enrollment Advisor.
"I would consider my greatest career accomplishment my promotion to my current role, which was faster than anyone in the organization's history. I received accolades from the VP of Operations, which was an extraordinary moment. Exceeding expectations and being promoted due to great customer feedback was exhilarating."
Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
First, it's important to notice that this is a very open-ended question that you can answer about either your career or your personal life. If you are struggling to think of an accomplishment worth sharing, don't fret! You can start by looking over your resume and noting some of those shining moments from your work and volunteer experiences. Describe the accomplishment and why it was great for you. Stories about overcoming obstacles and achieving challenging goals are always great to share! Give an example that shows you are determined and motivated.
Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
"While I'm very proud of the fact I graduated from truck driving school, I consider my greatest achievement bringing our little daughter into the world. She has certainly changed our lives in the most positive way and provides me all the inspiration I need to do well and prosper in my career here at the USPS."
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My greatest achievement would be elevating myself from kitchen helper to a supervisor in a restaurant.
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I've reworded you answer slightly slightly for clarity. See below.
"My greatest achievement so far would be working my way up from a kitchen helper to a waiter. I worked extremely hard to get that promotion, and am proud of the work I did to get there."
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Recently I was working for Target, and I was in the receiving department. After two months of higher performance, reaching good results in productivity, they start training me as a problem solver on the assembly line.
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This achievement is a great example! I have worked on the wording just a touch.
"My greatest achievement is earning a promotion after just two months in Amazon's receiving department. Due to my great results, high level of performance and productivity, the leaders trained me on assembly line troubleshooting."
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