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Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
YouTube is a cutting-edge company that is continuously looking for the next breakthrough in streaming technology. In this role with YouTube, there will be times when you will need to make quick changes and adaptations in your work. Your interviewer will be expecting you to be able to handle these changes with professionalism. Show your interviewer that you can embrace change in the workplace. If possible, provide an example of when you had to make last-minute changes to your work in the past and demonstrate how you did so with ease.

Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
"I can take the pressure of last-minute changes, and I've proven this throughout my career. Last year, I was working on a large project with many stakeholders involved in the work. After we had kicked off our project, set our goals and milestones, and began working, we were asked to make some last-minute changes to the project's goals. It was early August, less than a month until we were to have the final product ready to go. First, I asked leadership if there was any leeway to extend the deadline for the project given the last-minute changes, and they said no. I knew that I had to lead the project team admirably and go back to square one with new planning. I quickly scheduled a meeting, and we took off from there. At no point during this process did I become flustered or angered because these things happen. My project team saw my positive attitude and followed along without hesitation."

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