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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.
A Design Consultant often needs to deliver frank, matter-of-the-fact news to their clients or other project stakeholders. The interviewer wants to see evidence that you are a direct and honest individual. Show that you do not leave people hanging when answering questions about a project's direction or providing essential feedback. Talk to the interviewer about a time when you were forthright with a client, or another project stakeholder, ensuring that they had the direct information that they needed from 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.
"Yes, I do consider myself to be direct with others. The most professional and respectful thing to do is to get to the point in a considerate way. I never sugarcoat a situation since that approach is rarely helpful on a design project. One example of my being direct is when one of my team members delivered a blueprint with errors. I noticed the errors and approached them privately; I said, 'There are errors in your report. I'd like you to fix these by the end of the day.' Using this approach, I pointed out the issue while being clear and direct on my expectation for resubmission."
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