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Question 28 of 34
If you could meet anyone in the tech industry, who would you choose?
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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.
This question focuses on who you most admire in the tech industry. With influencers changing all the time and companies coming out with amazing advancements every day, the interviewer would like to know better which people are stand-out innovators to you.
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.
"If I could meet anyone in tech, I would choose Kara Swisher. There are far fewer female influencers in the tech industry compared to men. She is a brilliant entrepreneur and an important influencer. She has also been a writer for The Wall Street Journal. The path she is paving for women in this industry is incredible."
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.
"It is difficult to choose just one person in tech I admire most. There are so many people I admire. If I had to choose just one, I would pick Tim O'Reilly. These days, it's hard to gain an audience in the tech space, let alone coin new terms and important thoughts. He popularized the term 'open source' and 'web 2.0.' The fact that he has such a powerful voice in this fast-moving industry is inspiring to me."
Sue is a Recruiter and Talent Sourcer with over 13 years of experience sourcing and interviewing candidates for a variety of roles and industries, including Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Financial, e-Commerce. She
Be sure to back your answer with why this particular person interests you. You want to share about a leader/innovator in the tech industry you respect/admire. You should explain several values you and your inspiration share. Explaining to the interviewer the behaviors and values of your inspirational person can help them understand the professional path you want to follow.
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.
"I would like to meet Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google and one of the great innovators of our time."
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Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google. He started in consulting and was very brilliant in the way he attacked problems especially when helping to create Google Chrome.
Lauren's Feedback
Great start. I would add more depth in order for the interviewee to get a better sense of your personality and interests.
I would like to meet Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google. He possesses many traits that I aspire to exude; confidence, incredible problem-solving skills, and overall business savvy. I would like to know more about his early career in consulting and his contribution to the creating of Google Chrome. I believe a person of that seniority and brilliance could have a lot of invaluable knowledge to share with someone like myself.
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I choose Shery Sandberg. As a leader, she is my inspiration.
Rachelle's Feedback
She is inspiring, indeed! What does she do, specifically, to inspire you?
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I'd like to meet Gwen Shotwell, the President of SpaceX because she's a strong leader and a rare woman at the top of the aerospace engineering field. I watched Gwen's Ted Talk and am impressed by her history of elevating other women engineers. As someone who mentors and looks for ways to support other women in tech, she's a model that I follow and someone I'd like to meet.
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