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									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. | 
									
										
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									Name a time when your patience was tested. How did you keep your emotions in check? | 
									
										
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									Describe your last experience managing a department. What methods made you a successful manager? | 
									
										
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									Share an example of when you went above and beyond the "call of duty". (Look for answers that show the candidate is dependable.) | 
									
										
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									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. | 
									
										
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									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.) | 
									
										
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									What factors do you consider when selecting and ordering merchandise?  | 
									
										
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									Share an experience in which your understanding of a current or upcoming problem helped your company to respond to the problem. | 
									
										
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									Share an experience in which your willingness to lead or offer an opinion helped your company. | 
									
										
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									Tell me about the last time you monitored or reviewed information and detected a problem. How did you respond?  | 
									
										
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									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? | 
									
										
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									Share an experience in which your attention to detail and thoroughness had an impact on your last company.  | 
									
										
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									Provide an example of when you were persistent in the face of obstacles. | 
									
										
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									Share an experience in which you successfully coordinated with others. How about a coordination effort that was not as successful?  | 
									
										
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									Provide a time when you worked in a rapidly evolving workplace. How did you deal with the change? (Make sure the candidate is flexible.) | 
									
										
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