Interview Questions

Question 1

What am I looking for?

Answer 1

I am looking for a place with the following:

• • Helping clients improve their operations
• • Work with nice and smart people
• • where financial rewards follow excellent results or improved operations

Question 2

What are my strengths?

Answer 2

After taking a test from Strengths Based Leadership:
Executing: Deliberative, Responsibility
Strategic: Analytical, Learner, Context

Question 3

What are my weaknesses?

Answer 3

When things get tough, I tend to work harder. I’m constantly trying to figure out how to work smarter instead.

I could get lost in the detailed numbers if I would let myself. I like to use numbers and facts to prove things, not to wing-it. So I tend to finish documentation out a little farther than needed because I consider that my crossing of the t’s and dotting of the I’s.

I say YES a lot

Question 4

Who am I?

Answer 4

I’m an experienced technology professional that pays more attention to the business results than the technology. The technology is just a tool to achieve results faster, cheaper, and better.

Question 5

What are my professional goals?

Answer 5

1. Learn some programming skills in AX
2. Achieve my PMP certification
3. Achieve another certification around lean or Six Sigma

Question 6

What are my personal goals?

Answer 6

Improve my communities disaster preparedness by:

1. Becoming an active team captain
2. Getting my HAM operator’s license certification

Question 7

Why did I leave Columbia Distributing?

Answer 7

New CIO wanted a different organizational structure. We had similar skills in ERP implementations and business relationship mgmt.

Question 8

What would people say about you?

Answer 8

I’m dependable, a good listener, deliverable focused, likes standard results and uses methodology to achieve it, and someone with high standards.

Question 9

Summary of experience

Answer 9

1. Custom development
2. Supply Chain
3. ERP
4. Business & IT strategy