Carole_Martin]_Perfect_Phrases_for_the_Perfect_In

decision about calling a meeting off or trying to get someone else to cover the meeting for my boss in his absence. I made a few ...

Uniqueness “What makes you unique?” ■“Not only am I a successful manager, but I worked my way up from the bottom position in the ...

aggressive volunteer program. Because of my ability to come up with new ideas, we were able to continue our classes, seminars, a ...

Chapter Three Skills Set S ometimes when we are asked what our strengths are, we tend to think “knowledge-based skills.” These a ...

employers would like to teach them, and they should be valued as important. When you are trying to establish what makes you uniq ...

Creativity “What experience can you bring that involved creativity?” ■“I pride myself on my ability to look at all aspects of a ...

The customer wanted to make the system do something that was possible but not the usual way of doing things. I worked with him t ...

and she sat in the office next door to production. She could see live work and still be within the safety codes. She was satisfi ...

Communications “How would you describe your communication style?” ■“I possess superior customer service skills that have allowed ...

letting people there know that I understood their expectations, I was able to influence them into buying our entire system.” ■“M ...

■“A large part of my job as a public relations consultant involves writing media material. There was one project where the compa ...

Strategic Thinking “Tell me about using strategic thinking in your current job.” ■“I have led the strategic planning team for my ...

“Give me an example of your using strategic thinking at work.” ■“I worked on a manufacturing project, performing technology prog ...

Assertiveness “How would you describe your assertiveness?” ■“I have been able to step up to the plate on more than one occasion ...

on the team. She and I became friends, and she began to be relaxed and friendly around the group after that.” ■“This is an incid ...

because of my ability to speak up. I saw a problem and also saw a way to solve the problem. I went to the person in charge to gi ...

Negotiations “Have you been involved in negotiations in your past jobs?” ■“At my last job I was on the ‘best practices’ team aft ...

■“I was able to negotiate a pretax ROI on a nonregulated gas storage partnership. It was a deal that made me very popular with u ...

Problem Solving “How would you describe your problem-solving ability?” ■“I have a process that I go through when solving problem ...

way of tracking costs, I was able to come up with a way to save significant dollars. Needless to say, the idea was met with much ...