Uniqueness
“What makes you unique?”
■“Not only am I a successful manager, but I worked my way
up from the bottom position in the company to get there.”
■“If you were to ask any of my colleagues, they would tell
you that I am known for my unique ability to get people to
do things for me without asking directly.”
■“What makes me unique is that my outside interest is play-
ing the piano and my ‘day job’ is working on the computer
all day long. So I am constantly playing with sets of keys.”
“Tell me about a time when you solved a problem
in a unique manner.”
■“As a publicist, one of the challenges of my job is to think
of unique ideas to promote my client or product. There was
one publicity campaign I handled for a product that we
called a ‘real knock out.’ I purchased hundreds of key chains
with small boxing gloves attached and sent them as part of
the press kit to radio and television studios. It was unique,
so it drew attention and got great results for my client.”
■“An engineering project I worked on at my last company
saved over $1 million in operating costs. I created,
published, and implemented a unique plan for underwater
storage. I was in charge of implementation, and, because of
my planning and coordination of departments, it was a
great success.”
■“I was given the challenging task of continuing our
community educational programs, but with a more
limited budget than in previous years. The first thing I did
was to apply for grant money. Then I put together an
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