Describe a time when you took an unpopular stance in a meeting with peers and/or your leader. What was it? Why did you feel strongly about it? What did you do? What was the outcome?
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Nothing specific by hiring manager. No IT/IS questions b/c hiring manager has no IT experience. HM's colleague asked behavioral questions that were for junior-level candidates. No IT/IS question. Presentation was asked by hiring manager for him/her to gear your ability to present and interact with others (I declined b/c this is very junior-level pre-req).
Describe how you would respond to a customer who is upset about a technical issue. How do you stay focused and organized while managing competing priorities in a 24/7 business environment?
Describe your experience with mandates implementation, specifically related to mental health parity laws.
Give an instance where you directly influenced the technical direction of a program.
In all cases it was just “vetting” questions about all of the positions I’ve had, how I contributed in those roles, and allowing me to explain how I could bring that knowledge and apply it in this role for the company.
Each interview focused on a different core competency (Communication, Critical Thinking, Coaching, etc)
Give an example of when you had to use data to drive the decision making process?
Interview was very conversational rather than set questions. There were a few behavioral (resolving conflict, influencing people), but it was very open-ended.
Tell me about yourself today.
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