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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.
Zalando repeatedly emphasized their commitment to "bringing to life the diversity of our talents, leaders, customers, and partners" where they describe respect and inclusive behavior as "second nature." So, this necessary question is posed to help the interviewer assess your cultural competence and your ability to work and collaborate with those who come from backgrounds different from your own.

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.
"We create a company as diverse as the customers we serve. We're a diverse group united by a shared goal: to connect people and fashion using sustainable and forward-thinking business practices. Leveraging this richness of perspectives makes us better at delivering on our promises towards our customers and partners and at supporting each other. Consolidating our ideas, capabilities and effort scales our impact as an innovator in both tech and fashion. We actively seek out different perspectives, increase diversity in decision making, and create an inclusive workplace that allows everyone to feel safe. We love diversity, and we are committed to a healthy, supportive and inclusive work environment where we all have the opportunity to reach our fullest potential, feel valued, and be our authentic selves."

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.
"Well, I consider myself well-traveled and am that type of traveler who avoids tourist trap destinations. I would refer to myself as a traveler rather than a tourist. I want to experience culture. So, whenever I travel, I stay where the locals go and eat where the locals eat, and make friends and learn. I thrive in such situations. So, the more varied a work environment is, the more diverse, equitable, and inclusive, the more at home I feel. As a professional, my number one goal is to learn, and develop myself, personally and professionally, and to grow. Being surrounded by people that have perspectives different from my own, whom I stand to learn the most from, in my opinion, is the fastest route to accomplishing my goals."

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