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I attribute much of my success to one ofny college mentors, who
instilled in me a particular attitude about work and life in general.
He stressed the importance of being both competent and tenacious.
I’ve always tried to improve my skills either on the job or through
special training psograms. I approach n2y work with enthusiasm
and stick with it until it’s done, however d@cuEt and challenging
it may be. I don’t have time to find excuses for not doing something
or pushing work oJon to others. I think this particular stick-to-it
attitude has served me well. And I try to instill a similar attitude
in others I work with. I think success comes to those who know
what they want to do, where they are going, and put in the
necessniy effort to see that things get accomplished.

Tell me about an on-going responsibility in your
current/most recent job that you enjoyed.

Focus on a responsibility that you believe is essential to the job
you are interviewing for as well as important to your current or
most recent position.

What duties in your present/most recent job do you
find it difficult to do?

Try to identify things that either are not part of the job descrip-
tion of the job you are interviewing for or that are a minor or
unimportant part of the job.

With so many orders being shipped I sometimes find it dificult to
keep up with filing af the shipping conjmations.

Describe your typical workday.

This question is aimed at getting some sense of how you orient
yourself to the workplace. What exactly do you do each day,
from the time you arrive at the office to when you leave? Avoid
giving a dull hour-by-hour chronology of your workday. Focus,
instead, on stressing your enthusiasm for work, your key skulls,
and your daily accomplishments. For example,