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Jenna has 6 years of in-house and agency recruiting experience for roles in the consumer packaged goods and adult beverage industries.
The interviewer wants to find out more about your management style. They want to know what standards you hold all staff to.
Jenna has 6 years of in-house and agency recruiting experience for roles in the consumer packaged goods and adult beverage industries.
This answer should be brief and not require too much explanation. Since there are no parameters on this question, there is no need to overthink! Consider what is generally required in a workplace - professionalism, courtesy, and punctuality. Using basic ground rules like these in your answer shows that you understand the daily responsibilities of Management.
Jenna has 6 years of in-house and agency recruiting experience for roles in the consumer packaged goods and adult beverage industries.
Avoid overthinking your answer. If you struggle to choose between two different expectations and are forced to limit yourself, know that it is better to provide the interviewer insight into your thought process and all of your expectations rather than to appear to not have an answer or set expectations.
Jenna has 6 years of in-house and agency recruiting experience for roles in the consumer packaged goods and adult beverage industries.
"I expect my office staff to be punctual, courteous, and professional at all times. In my experience, if even one person in the office is not able to meet these three expectations, both the morale and the work output of the entire office suffers."

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