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Tell me about your experience. What are best practices for a Chief of Staff role. How would you handle difficult employees. Overall, I found the experience unprofessional. After additional due diligence and reaching out to former members of the executive team, I learned this behavior is normal for the organization. I was told I was lucky and fortunate for not moving forward with this organization.
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Chief of Staff

Interviewed at Pacific Whale Foundation

3.3
May 4, 2023

Tell me about your experience. What are best practices for a Chief of Staff role. How would you handle difficult employees. Overall, I found the experience unprofessional. After additional due diligence and reaching out to former members of the executive team, I learned this behavior is normal for the organization. I was told I was lucky and fortunate for not moving forward with this organization.

"Of the following problems, (lengthy verbal scenario #1), (lengthy verbal scenario #2), (lengthy verbal scenario #3), (lengthy verbal scenario #4), (lengthy verbal scenario #5), and (lengthy verbal scenario #6), which problem would you solve first, second, third, and so on, and how would you solve each?" [It was actually hard not to laugh at the ridiculousness of this interview question. It was so unwieldy the interviewer asking it had to drink water just to get through it.]
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Chief of Staff

Interviewed at American Immigration Council

3.8
Aug 7, 2019

"Of the following problems, (lengthy verbal scenario #1), (lengthy verbal scenario #2), (lengthy verbal scenario #3), (lengthy verbal scenario #4), (lengthy verbal scenario #5), and (lengthy verbal scenario #6), which problem would you solve first, second, third, and so on, and how would you solve each?" [It was actually hard not to laugh at the ridiculousness of this interview question. It was so unwieldy the interviewer asking it had to drink water just to get through it.]

Questions were obviously prepared - different questions for different applicants and follow up questions to a applicant's original answer appear unlikely. They focused on how have you demonstrated particular skill sets to date in other organizations.
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Deputy Branch Chief

Interviewed at DIA

2.7
Feb 4, 2017

Questions were obviously prepared - different questions for different applicants and follow up questions to a applicant's original answer appear unlikely. They focused on how have you demonstrated particular skill sets to date in other organizations.

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