Strategy director Interview Questions
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Strategy Director interview questions shared by candidates
How do you do this, how do you do that, how, how and how, and never a why question.
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Vague as possible because I sensed he was conducting interviews only for free consultation purpose. If you conduct an interview, don't feel bad about not getting a single response, just monitor this company's employee list and you will note that the position was never actually being offered. Less
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Thank you for your feedback. We are always looking to improve our hiring process. We do have a structured system for qualifying candidates. We are definitely not looking for a free consultation. Our process is geared towards identifying candidates that fit the job description and relevant skill sets. Unfortunately, we are not able to offer a position to everyone we interview. We will definitely use this feedback to further improve and provide clarity to prospective candidates. Less
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Thank you for your feedback. We are always looking to improve our hiring process. We do have a structured system for qualifying candidates. We are definitely not looking for a free consultation. Our process is geared towards identifying candidates that fit the job description and relevant skill sets. Unfortunately, we are not able to offer a position to everyone we interview. We will definitely use this feedback to further improve and provide clarity to prospective candidates. Less
What's the "next big" market area or venture MSFT should get into? And why?
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Our metro area has struggled for years trying to achieve an answer to our mass transit dilemmas. We need a better way to quickly move people, and we need a method for building the infrastructure so that it can be used within the next 5 years or so. Less
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What are your ideas for new products?
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This is a stupid question. It is a disservice to the company to make up uninformed ideas, yet this seemed important to them. We can't discover new products without knowing what the market needs - anything else is just guessing, and that usually isn't productive or profitable. Less
Interview focused on my previous work/book of work and my point of view on brands.
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It was an organic discussion - and less of a formal interview.
Asked several different ways and times: How do you get clients to buy into something that they do not want to do?
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Not only do you not know what this “something” is; you don’t know who this client is, you don’t know what your relationship is like, you don’t know why they don’t want to do it, maybe it is their budget. Needless to say, there were a lot of “it depends” in my answers. My advice would be to rephrase the question and fill in the details. Respond with something like: “Do you mean how do you get an existing client of more than 5 years to buy into an aggressive online advertising strategy?” Then answer that question. Essentially ask your own questions and answer them it will be an easier way to go. Less
What type of experience do you have in selling claims data to the post acute space in a start up environment
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I answered by explaining my background in medical claims data
Would I join the Organization and Transformation practice or the Business Strategy practice?
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This surprised me as well, as most strategy projects have some measure of change management or organizational transformation inherent within them--the split between the two struck me as unusual. I answered by discussing the strategy projects I'd worked on (I was interviewing for Business Strategy) and also emphasized how important it was for these practice areas to work together Less