What are some of the software usage policies you have implemented in your previous jobs?
This operational question is inquiring into the type of tools, policies, and procedures you used in prior positions. The interviewer seeks to understand if you have direct experience with the type of procedures and policies they employ or can contribute new ideas to their operations. This is a case where your pre-interview research can help you be prepared to answer the question. Additionally, you should not share anything proprietary to a previous employer.
"I have developed and implemented several different software usage policies in my previous positions. These include not allowing users to add personal software to the organization's systems, preventing users from attaching external storage devices to the network, making sure that users do not use the company's systems to post information to social media sites, and not sharing company confidential information over unencrypted networks."
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Anonymous Answer
During my time at ****, It was brought to my attention by management that some employees were using social media inappropriately during business hours. I was given the task to just end any misuse of the computing systems. Given the task, I went ahead and drafted a social media use policy, an acceptable use policy, and a firewall policy, blocking social media sites on the edge of the network. After approval, I proceeded to implement a communications plan to educate the staff about the new social media and acceptable use policies. After the 90 days campaign, we had very positive results, productivity went up by 7%, cases of missuses went down by 85%, and the company's exposure to potentially damming content on social media was reduced tremendously.
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Fantastic! You've outlined the specific policies you drafted and implemented as well as the results you achieved through your work.
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