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Tell me the last time you had completely unexpected results. What did you do after?
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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.
As a Statistician, you know that every project is different and some may be more unpredictable than others. How do you react when you come into a completely unexpected set of results?
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.
"The last time I came across unexpected results was during a project focused on the activity patterns of animals in captivity. Believing most animals to be creatures of habit, I was surprised when the study showed differently for some species. I triple checked my data before presenting the findings."
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