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. How do you feel about the contributions you made
to XYZ corporation?

Be positive and specific since you are being asked to evaluate
your performance with your present or former employer. Try to
male a logical connection between your achievements with XYZ
corporation and the needs of this employer. Use examples and
numbers to emphasize your performance points. For example,

I really feel good about what I accomplished there. Wien I
arrived, the division was in disarray. Morale was low, employee
turnover was high, and pegormance was at best questionable.
Within jive months I managed to turn this situation around by
implementing a new management system that gave employees
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greater say in what they were doing. Morale increased dramati-
cally, employee turnover declined by 30 percent, and our division
became one ofthe hest pefonners in the organization. In fact, we
also became the model fir management changes that eventually
took place in all other divisions. I think the organization as a
whole performs much better today than ever before.

What do you wish you had accomplished in your
present/most recent job but were unable to?

Select examples of things you were on the way to accomplishing
and could likely have accomplished with more time.

My goal was to cut customer complaints by 50%. In the past three
months we've cut complaints by 40%. I think given another month
we could reach the 50% mark.

. What will you bring to this position that another
candidate won't?

Again, emphasize your skulls, abilities, accomplishments, and
experiences that may be unique in comparison to other candi-
dates. An example that can be remembered may serve you well
even though it may not illustrate a unique contribution. For
example ,

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