Leaders work hard to create and maintain the customer’s trust. Leaders own up and take responsibilityLeaders invent and simplify; they urge their team members to be creative and come up with new, innovative ideas, and work to simplify complicated ideas. Leaders do not work for short-term gratification; they prioritize long-term results over short-term benefits. Leaders are willing to learn and are open-minded; they always are looking for ways to improve themselves and are open to learning from others. Leaders take up the opinions of the rest of the team and help the group collectively agree to a decision. Leaders think big and prefer the highest possible standards. Sometimes this can be interpreted as having unrealistic expectations from the team, but leaders are never afraid of taking such risks and ask their team to put in their best effort in order to get the best possible result. Leaders are resourceful and try to make the most out of the limited resources available. They do not like to unnecessarily work with excess resources. Leaders earn the trust of other employees and deliver results. They are open to criticism and are always seeking to learn from the other members of the team. Constructive criticism is encouraged by leaders. They deliver results on time and do not compromise on the quality of work at any level. Leaders take calculated risks and are ready to face failure, if and when it happens. Leaders do not compromise and commit to a decision once taken.
The more of these Leadership Principles you display and can talk about, the better for you.
When you start off with the phone interview, first, you will be asked some background questions mostly to clarify the information you have provided in your application. Background questions will mostly revolve around your previous workplace, why you decided to leave, any recommendation letters you have added with your application, etc. following this part, are the behavioral questions.
Can you tell us of a time when you had to take a risk and you were not successful in the venture? How did you handle the situation? What do you think you could have done instead, which might have saved the venture from failing?
For questions like these, remember to be very concise and crisp while delivering your answer. Start with briefly describing why you decided to take the risk, and then develop into what you did when the venture failed. Lastly, list what you learned from the experience and what you could have done to prevent the failure.
Have you had to assume leadership in a workspace? Did you have a smooth experience with the colleagues you worked with?
Do not just word-vomit about your experience; answer in a systematic manner, maintaining professionalism. And do not name-drop any colleague you used to work with.
Hypothetically speaking, you are put in a group project with a bunch of individuals who do not seem to be keen on cooperating with you. how to do you bring about coordination in the team?Have you ever proposed a new idea or a new strategy to your seniors/boss? Could you tell us the details of how it went down?
Some Things To Pay Attention To Regarding The Interview And Some Tips:
What happens after the phone interview?
How to end a phone interview?
You should ideally end a phone call interview on a positive note, thanking the interviewers for their time and for giving you this opportunity.
