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by money9111 » Thu Jan 28, 2010 2:56 am
If anyone has interviewed out there can you tell us what the most surprising interview question was?
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by ultraeasy » Thu Jan 28, 2010 9:17 pm
Kellogg got me pretty good when I was asked what my leadership style was. I told her that I led by influence and didn't need to give direct orders much, but established relationships where team members would want to do things for me. [a good enough response, I suppose]

But then she hits me back with "Name three specific examples of this." After a quick answer about some of the flight instructors I contract with, a very long 30 seconds of silent thought, I told her that I couldn't think of any others that fit my leadership description and just asked to move on. She was nice about it, but I came off looking like an idiot who couldn't back his own story. The next day in my thank-you email I gave her three additional examples that came with a little thought.

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by money9111 » Thu Jan 28, 2010 9:34 pm
hey... AT LEAST you gave her the three examples in your follow up letter... i bet she really appreciated that! i know i would... it would have made me smile - had i been the interviewer... no matter what you would have answered she was going to ask you to give her three examples lol...
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