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Job Interview Question 51

Tell me a suggestion you have made that was implemented

Are you just collecting a paycheck, or do you actively try to improve things in your job?
Are you creative enough or strategic enough to come up with a better way of doing something?
How have you made a difference at your job?
Can you identify problems, analyze the situation, and provide a viable solution?
These are the questions in the interviewer’s mind as they ask you about your suggestions that have
been implemented.Your suggestion doesn’t have to be something earth-shattering that changed the
direction of the company forever. It can be a simple one—as long as it provided a useful benefit.
Choose a suggestion to talk about that illustrates something that would be a positive selling point for
you in this job.

Tell them about it using the STAR format:
Situation or Task –
What was going on? Was it a crisis or an ongoing problem?What did you see
that could be accomplished more efficiently, more profitably, faster, or
otherwise better than before? How did you identify it? How did you analyze
it?
Action –
What was your suggestion? What made you think of it? Were you able to come
up with the suggestion because of your previous experience? Did you have to
persuade your boss, or just mention it and they thought it was a great idea?
Result –