What are the top duties in your current position?
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A great way to prepare for your interview is to reflect on the main tasks in your current position and how that experience would make you a strong candidate for the job for which you are applying. The interviewer wants to know if you have the knowledge and skills required to be successful in this position. Make sure you are familiar with the job description before your interview! You will want to draw on that valuable information.
Example #1
"The top duties in my current position are to deliver exceptional customer service, attempt to upsell every existing client at every touch point, and conduct 50 outbound cold calls per week. I understand that the primary skills you are seeking are in cold calling, up-selling, and customer service. I see a great match between my current job duties and this particular position."
Example #2
"In my current role, being a solid organizer is the name of the game. I am the administrative support for the VP and President of the company. My day includes arranging their schedules, booking their travel, ordering lunch for meetings, and more. I do it all!"
Example #3
"Some of the top duties I perform in my current position include succession planning, strategic planning and talent reviews across the organization. Together with other leaders, we work closely to drive such top initiatives. I see in your job posting that you mentioned KPI tracking and strategic planning a few times. I am certainly well versed in those areas."
Example #4
"Currently, my position focuses both on helping to strategize content as well as its execution. I am responsible for taking a broad category, for instance, "new recipe blog post" and developing the recipe, writing the post, and sharing the content. This approach applies to social media and email marketing as well. I have a small amount of direction and then am left to develop the content, write, edit, schedule, and post it, as well as shoot the photos and work on any graphics included in the campaign."
Example #5
"My top duties include scheduling my team's shifts, projections, and forecasting, directing the merchandising of apparel and accessories, and assisting with buying decisions. I know that my current position aligns perfectly with the skill set you mentioned in your job posting."
Example #6
"Currently, I am responsible for the development of a new territory via a combination of both inside and outside sales. I handle the full sales cycle, from prospecting to customer acquisition, and order placing to negotiation on the individual sales themselves. I would say my top priorities in my job are customer service, prospecting and pitching, and closing the sale. I'm comfortable with the entire sales process, front to back, and believe those are the skills your organization is looking for."
Example #7
"My primary duty is to ensure the physical and educational well-being of my students. In an average day, I am teaching, marking, being a mentor, and also coaching the girls' volleyball team on the side. I play an active part in my school and the community."
Anonymous Answer
"Currently, my primary duties as an Implementation Team Leader and Network Engineer, I provide solutions-based customer service. I mostly handle Cisco devices (wireless, switch, router, and ASA), as well as Fortigate and Riverbed. There are many transferable skills I can bring to this position at Qatar Airways."
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Fantastic response!
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"The top duties in my last position are analyzing and resolving complicated patient accounts, communications regarding patient accounts with various payers, collection accounts review, and refund processing."
Rachelle's Reply
This is an excellent answer, showing the interviewer all the responsibilities you could take care of in this new role.
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"Placing PO's, negotiating to expedite fees, managing quality issues with suppliers, reducing the backlog, revising PO's for pricing and lead time, expediting lead time on PO's with suppliers, sending out competitive RFQ's to suppliers, and analyzing the responses."
Rachelle's Reply
This is a good start! Next, be sure to include how these tasks will align with the tasks outlined in this new position.
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"I am currently unemployed."
Alexandra's Reply
Rather than end this response here, can you elaborate on the duties you held in your latest position?
Alexandra's Reply
"I am currently unemployed. However, in my last role as an intern at ___, my top duties included ____."
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"In my current position, my top responsibilities include supporting I&E Personnel with drawings, instrument loop sheets, instrument specification sheets, and other instrument documentation. Additionally, I am responsible for supporting the control system and the engineering required to maintain and upgrade the existing control system. In addition to this, I am responsible for root cause analysis and life cycle analysis."
Rachelle's Reply
This is a nice overview of your duties, which will give the interviewer a solid idea of where they could place you in terms of responsibility level. If you have any client-facing or leadership (official or unofficial) duties, it would be good to mention these briefly as well.
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"For the last two years, I have experienced all different areas of a retail store. My first year was on the floor, the backstage, technical area, and business area. Then, in my second year, I focused on supporting the leaders on the floor."
Rachelle's Reply
Good examples; however, they could be more specific. If these terms (backstage, technical area) are exclusive to your current employer, be sure to use language that is better recognized in the retail industry.
Rachelle's Reply
"My top duties include employee scheduling, creating sales projections, directing the merchandising of accessories, and assisting customers with buying decisions. My previous retail positions align perfectly with the skills required here, including staff training, customer dispute management, and inventory control."
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