Importer Interview Questions

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16 What have you found to be the best way to monitor the performance of your work and/or the work of others? Share a time when you had to take corrective action.
17 Name a time when your patience was tested. How did you keep your emotions in check?
18 Describe your last experience managing a department. What methods made you a successful manager?
19 Share an example of when you went above and beyond the "call of duty". (Look for answers that show the candidate is dependable.)
20 Provide an effective method you have used to obtain information about customer needs and preferences. Share an experience in which use of this method helped your company.
21 How do you balance cooperation with others and independent thinking? Share an example. (Try to determine if the candidate has a cooperative attitude or is otherwise good-natured.)
22 What factors do you consider when selecting and ordering merchandise?
23 Share an experience in which your understanding of a current or upcoming problem helped your company to respond to the problem.
24 Share an experience in which your willingness to lead or offer an opinion helped your company.
25 Tell me about the last time you monitored or reviewed information and detected a problem. How did you respond?
26 Share an effective method you have used to anticipate consumer buying patterns. How has your use of this method helped your company in the past?
27 Share an experience in which your attention to detail and thoroughness had an impact on your last company.
28 Provide an example of when you were persistent in the face of obstacles.
29 Share an experience in which you successfully coordinated with others. How about a coordination effort that was not as successful?
30 Provide a time when you worked in a rapidly evolving workplace. How did you deal with the change? (Make sure the candidate is flexible.)