Information Security Analyst Mock Interview
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Question 8 of 25
Tell me about a time when you and your previous supervisor disagreed, but you still found a way to get your point across.
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William Swansen has worked in the employment assistance realm since 2007. He is an author, job search strategist, and career advisor who helps individuals worldwide and in various professions to find their ideal careers.
This is another example of a behavioral question. As a reminder, behavioral questions ask you to respond to a situation that is likely to occur if you are hired for the position for which you are interviewing. Remember to use the STAR framework when answering behavioral questions. Keep your answers brief and to the point, and anticipate a follow-up question.
William Swansen has worked in the employment assistance realm since 2007. He is an author, job search strategist, and career advisor who helps individuals worldwide and in various professions to find their ideal careers.
"It is not often that my management team and I have disagreements, but it does happen. In my most recent role, there was a situation involving my recommendation to upgrade the security of our network. Management felt that it was too expensive, and the predicted results could not be cost-justified. I knew I had to convince them to do the upgrade, or our network would be at risk. I collected information about similar threats to other networks and the costs of resolving issues caused by attacks on the network. It became obvious that it would be easier to implement my suggestions than to remediate the situation after an attack occurred. Management agreed with my suggestion, and we implemented the upgrade in less time and at a lower cost than I had originally predicted. To my knowledge, the network has never suffered an attack due to this solution."
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