Even though the position was a Sr Manager -- and I have 20+ years experience - I was given a "homework" assignment more suitable for recent grads and interns. If I was interviewing for CFO, would they have given me a math quiz?
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Describe a complex project you successfully managed from start to finish, highlighting the key challenges and how you overcame them.
Why BAM?
why do you want to leave your current company?
Asking how I would handle a team that was not skilled to be in their current positions.
If you could be any type of animal, what type of animal would you be and why?
Walk me through a case study in your portfolio of your choice.
At the time the most focused discussion was on how fast I could create visual imagery. Emphasis on sales team feeling it took too long to get design done for them. I bring this up because, it was unexpected that they cared more about my ability to produce rather then the quality of my designs.
That would be "When can you start?"
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