Q:What would your last supervisor say about your initiative?
A:In any job I hold I can usually find inefficiencies in a process,and I always try to take some initiative toe up with a solution for improvement.My last supervisor was a little surprised and flustered the first few months when I was constantlying to him with my ideas for improvements.He finally accepted the fact that I had some good ideas and encouraged me to write up in a proposal every month my one best idea so that he could get me the resources to tackle the solution on a formal basis.My first big project had to do with improving the inventory control in one of our manufacturing shops.Because the records for inventory receivable were inconsistent,I set up an entirely new inventoryorder system and used that data to trace the history of the inventory,for example,when it was used,how it was used,and my rmendations for necessary replacement.I reduced the total value of the inventory we had to carry by 23 percent the first year.As a result,my supervisor would always use me as an example of someone who's constantly taking the initiative.
Q:Describe a time in your work experience when theexisting process didn't work,and what you did about it.
A:The orderentry system at the telmunicationspany whereders weren't being processed properlyor in a timely manner.I did a work flow analysis to identify the bottlenecks,and then I convinced my boss that we needed to spend one hundred thousand dollars on a totally new systemHe reluctantly agreed,but with the caveat that“This had better save us money.”After one year,the project had paid for the investment twofold.
Q:Describe a time you had to alter your leadership style.
A:I'm normally a strong leader who has good vision and enjoys delegating,but I expect my orders to be carried out promptly.When I was assigned a project to increase our product exports and was given amittee of nine people to work with,I immediately assumed I had the best