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Question 2 of 35 for our Management Analyst Mock Interview

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Question 2 of 35

Tell me about a time your suggestion lowered costs and increased productivity.

As a Management Analyst, one of the expectations on you is to recommend changes that will improve the operational efficiency of your company or client. Whenever possible, quantify your answers by being very specific when discussing impact and achievements. This approach to quantifying means talking in specific numbers, dollars, and percentages as much as possible. If you can't provide the interviewer with exact figures due to a non-disclosure agreement, offer ranges that at least allude to your successes.

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  • 2. Tell me about a time your suggestion lowered costs and increased productivity.

      What You Need to Know

      As a Management Analyst, one of the expectations on you is to recommend changes that will improve the operational efficiency of your company or client. Whenever possible, quantify your answers by being very specific when discussing impact and achievements. This approach to quantifying means talking in specific numbers, dollars, and percentages as much as possible. If you can't provide the interviewer with exact figures due to a non-disclosure agreement, offer ranges that at least allude to your successes.

      Written by Ryan Brown on August 11th, 2014

      Experienced Example

      "While working as a Management Analyst at Company ABC, I suggested overhauling our purchasing process, which required a new system and the relocation of some of our existing purchasing team to our site offices. This system cut the head office sourcing time in half, shortening our procurement process by three days. Instead of hiring three people to do the sourcing on-site, we relocated our head office sourcing team to the site offices. Upfront, we saved around $180,000, which would have been the salary of the three additional personnel. We also saved an additional $200-250k within the first 12 months due to process efficiencies."

      Written by Ryan Brown on August 11th, 2014