Instructional Designer Mock Interview
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Question 13 of 30
What about your current role do you like? What about it do you dislike?
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Maria Cheryl Harkins is a Talent Development Consultant with over a decade of experience in sourcing, qualifying, interviewing, testing, onboarding, and training.
With this question, the interviewer wants to learn the reasons you are applying for a new job. Assure them that you are applying for the right reasons and have done your research about the role and the company. When crafting your response, talk about the advantages that the new role offers. On the other hand, avoid making personal comments about your current job. A successful answer will focus on growth, whether you want to deepen your knowledge and skills in instructional design or widen its breadth by practicing said knowledge and skills in a new industry.
Maria Cheryl Harkins is a Talent Development Consultant with over a decade of experience in sourcing, qualifying, interviewing, testing, onboarding, and training.
"There are many reasons I like about my role. At the top of my list are independence and mastery of the subject. Currently, I'm an individual contributor and the only instructional designer. Thus, I enjoy a lot of autonomy in designing and developing courses. In addition, I have been in this position for three years, and I've become a subject matter expert on most of the company's lines of business. However, those reasons are both double-edged. While I do enjoy autonomy, I also crave collaboration, and that's why I'm applying for this role. I could grow so much from sharing ideas and practices with others who may have a different background from me. Similarly, I also think that I could benefit from widening my horizon regarding the subject matter. I can only learn so much from my current industry, and I'm really looking forward to designing for many other fields. Your work with clientele from a wide gamut of industries really appeals to me."
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