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Tell me about the most difficult work-related decision you have made in the last 6 months, and how you handled it.
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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.
Are you a strong decision maker, and are you able to successfully handle difficult choices in the workplace? Talk to the hiring manager about your decision making process. Give an example of a very difficult you choice you have had to make. The more recent, the better.
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.
"Due to the struggling economy, I was recently asked to recommend layoffs within our organization. Being a leader, it was incredibly difficult for me to choose who would lose their job. I decided to remove all emotions and make my choice based on performance analytics alone. That made the decisions much simpler, but still not easy."
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