Interview Behaviorals

if you had 2 million dollars what would you do with it?

- short sell market cap companies because you can have major sway in stock volumes -

"Tell me about a time when you had to push an unpopular idea "

"Alibaba subscription S: Alibaba recently increased subscription fee from $300 to $5000+ per year T: Tasked not to re-new subscription. This would mean significant loss in international sales. A: Compiled all the important contacts (suppliers and clients) and recommened to the director that alibaba was worth spending money. Worst case scenario, the profit earned through alibaba will break even with subscription fee. R: the week following the subscription, there was a sudden boom in request from korea traders. The founder was glad that I convinced him to renew subscription"

Tell me about a time you took a risk

"Borim Universal S: I was traveling to Korea on vacation. One week before leaving, I received an email by Korean TV Home Shopping company interested in purchasing several tons of maqui berry T: My goal was to impress our director by managing a sales agreement without his knowledge to show my commitment to the business. This was highly risky because this was my first business meeting doing alone, moreover, my first meeting. I could risk the biggest sales contract of company. A: I set up a business meeting during my vacation and visited their offices. I brough several products with different packaging styles. R: The Korean company was very thrilled to meet a fluent korean speaking agent and impressed with the samples. They even wanted to become a distributor for our own retail brand. This resulted in launch of korean sales branch. "

"Tell me about a time you let someone get charge "

"Business Meeting S: Our private labeling sector of business was struggling to kickstart T: New co-worker and I were tasked to find new co-packers with organic certification and cheapest cost A: Contacted several companies and set up meeting to discuss the project scope. R: New co-worker prepared more detailed questions such as co-packer facility specifications and I was more focused on the finance. Despite her new hire status, she better in the technical aspects of the negotiation which was more pertinent to the project, so I let her lead the meeting to secure the partnership. From this, I learned the importance of grasping all possible factors that can affect production, and not letting your ego shadow the both your co-worker and company's growth."

"Tell me about a time when you gave someone feedback "

"CEO/Founder feedback S: majority of the company info was only accessible by the founder. T: tasked to connect with suppliers and clients through networking websites such as alibaba. A: Cannot cross reference pre-existing contacts without individually asking the founder so this would wast significant time and effort. Told founder to entrust employees with more responsibility to not only help grow business to the point it can run on its own, while let employees grow with it. R: CEO opened account books, emails and all important documents like certifications so I handle all re-occuring business connections and he grows the company by starting new connections. Just by giving him feed back I had become his right hand man." I've learned not to be afarid of communicating my concerns.

"Tell me about a time when you were leading a group, were assigned a goal, and did not reach it explain a situation when you failed"

"Coaching S: When I was a coach for weightlifting, several acquintances wanted me to start coaching them. T: Goal was to help atheltes become stronger with a structuralized program, nutrition plan so that everyone reach their fitness goals A: I personally demonstrated proper exercise technique, wrote personalized training programs, provided 1:1 consultation. R: When I thought it was right time to let them start their own fitness journey, most could not maintain their motivation and didn't meet fitness goals. 1) learned that as a coach I need to regularly check up with them regardless of whether I am their coach 2) filter who gets my attention from the start 3) maintain professional relationship during sessions" ** come up with positive ending now i emphasize professioral relationship and now I see continuous progress in athletes

Where do you see yourself in 5 years

"Currently looking for position in a global business to develop more experience in business related field. Five years, I'll have gained a comprehesive understanding of a variety of industries working in consulting and gained enough experience to develop and manage my own team into new projects "

"Tell me about a time you received negative feedback, how did you deal with it? " What was your biggest mistake

"Frankie S: Past summer, it was already May and I didn't have an internship. I already had a plane ticket to go home. T: Friend told me that I haven't done anything productive but workout the last 3 years at college and was going to endup jobless after graduation. He told me to never give up and keep looking for a job. A: The truth hurt, but I mustered up the determination. That same week, I sat down and applied to 70+ companies through college websites, linkedin, internship.com R: I accepted two internships and worked 6 days a week, 50+ hours to makeup for lack of experience. My friends negative feedback turned around my entire work ethic and I am here today eternally grateful." I've learned from my past mistakes that I can obtain what I want if I truly try hard enough.

tell me about a time you worked with a great team

"LACES S: participated in student group project involving local district elementary school T: Goal was to promote school student education. A: I proposed the ideas to implement student prefects and student mentorship programs. Group project member was set on the idea of providing fun environment with more sports club activity. Suggested that we synergize these two ideas. R: Final proposal suggested school implement both educational and physical activities such as book club and sports club with individual student leaders running each program and students would join depending on preference. The president of the elementary school was impressed with our proposal and decided to implement it to the school afternoon curriculum "

Describe a time you were able to find an easier way to solve a problem?

- before my employment at this organic food company, the company was using a traditional printer to print out sticker labels for each product (where the typical outbound product volume is 500+ per day) - the previous employee was manually changing the product codes + using all the office ink - I recommended the zebra printer which is an indirect thermal label printer that uses no ink and set up an excel macro that automatically changed the product codes in ascending order. - As a result, I helped the lady save about 4 hours of tedious work manually typing the product codes, which is absolutely significant especially in a small operations team. - this is a great example and learning experience showing being able to identify and change a small issue like a printer can significantly impact on the operation time and profitability.

"Greatest accomplishment Tell me about a time you used your resourcefulness/creativity to solve a problem Tell me about a time you successfully led a team Tell me about a time when you demonstrated leadership. "

"Performance Lab of Califorina S: Interning for a struggling service type startup company T: tasked to help with daily customer service and verbally spread word word about the business A: noticed poor marketing strategy (only instagram and cold calling). Took intiative to start video editing of day to day operations and posting vlogs on facebook, youtube, homepage and contacting potential investors. R: Recently the founder contacted me and told me about his recent merge with a much larger facility and how grateful he was for helping him grow his business. I had changed his approach towards marketing strategy and played a role in this merger. This is one of my greatest accomplishment because I was able to prove to myself that I could succeed in an area that I had no expertise on. I started as an intern, with no authority within the company, but my confidence and passion to learn helped me become a successful leader. All in all, I learned that as long as you present your ideas in a comprehensive plan format and show interest, you can be a leader in any field regardless of your expertise.

"Tell me a time when you used analysis in your work and or school life to solve a problem? Tell me a time when you had to analyze data or information. "

"Shipping method S: Trucking company was charging $25 per pallet per delivery and was pushing customers away T: Tasked to find new shipping company A: Analyzed monthly spending on local deliveries and realized business was spending $48000/year . Strategized in-house shipping method where we would hire full time driver and purchase a box truck. R: Reduced annual spending to $38000/year which is over 20% savings, even including insurance, registration, potential contingencies. I saved the company a lot of money as well as helped grow the business with an additional employee."

"Tell me about a time when you had to prioritize work Describe a time you were given a task with little or no direction, and how did you handle it? What is the biggest challenge that you have conquered?"

"Warehouse construction S: Working part time off campus + full time engineer student during construction of new warehouse. T: tasked to coordinate with USDA organic certification standards, construction of pallet rack and transporting products from northern california as acting warehouse manager all alone. A: I emailed my professors to excuse my attendance. Needed to prioritize business otherwise we would have entire product compromised and losing hundreds of thousands of dollars. I worked extra hours at night and came early in the morning to ensure product security and warehouse construction. R: When director returned from his business meeting in Chile, he was impressed with the job and officially promoted me as an associate. Although this experience was a very stressful experience, I can confidently say that it further thickened my skin.

"tell me about a time you had a conflict with a group project member and how you overcame this conflict opposite views and how you overcame it

"Warehouse product positioning S: our company recently moved to a new warehouse facility T: tasked to coordinate with USDA organic certification standards, construction of pallet rack and transporting products from northern california as acting warehouse manager all alone. A: The manager of daily shipments is an older lady who insisted on having the warehouse exactly the way she wanted. She even yelled at me for trying to organize a single pallet R: Despite my authority and prior floor planning, I respected her request and double checked that all product locations met her standard. I wanted to maintain a good relationship with her and I took this opportunity to make sure that I wasn't overlooking any errors. "

"Tell me about a time when someone asked you to do something unethical "

"Weightlifting S: several of my weightlifting teammates were going to national championships T: Coach told me that I would eventually need to start taking subtances to compete in higher level A: Despite unethical request, I gave it deep thought what this would mean. A) I would be able to become a recognized national level athlete B) I would have an unfair advantage in comparison to clean athletes C) I would risk my health. R: I chose to leave the team because deep in my heart I didn't want it that bad. Sure getting super strong and being famous sounds enticing, but it just wasn't mean. I'm a horrible liar and I would never feel satisfied knowing that I took a shortcut to achieve a so called greatness."

Please run me through your resume

"name major I've worked in wholesale and retail as supply chain operator, business developer, and financeer for a organic food trading company. I've also been involved in process engineering research, where I studied biochemical fuel recycling. On the side, I have worked for a really cool service that analyzes athletetic performance. As an intern, I was involved in daily customer service and marketing strategization. I worked here because my interest in olympic weightlifting. Past two years, I've volunteered coaching olympic weightlifting at a crossfit gym. I also compete. Finally, just to give a little more information about myself, I like to surf, hike, video edit, and market research on my own time."

If I had unlimited funding, what sort of venture would you start and how?

- sipping on mojitos, while investing money into biotech companies to find a cure for cancer and alzheimers - if I wanted to build an empire, I would start an investment management company like 3G capital and start acquiring companies - buy biotech patents (low risk of sueing, just sell licensed rights)

why should we hire you?

1. I am competitive candidate because I have a strong background in supply chain, business development, accounting, and marketing for a food company. Follow this with customer service and leadership from my experience as fitness coach, I am the ideal candidate for his position. 2. But besides my experiences, I'm the kind of person who does my homework. I'm the kind of person who brings an amberalla and rain jacket all the way from southern california.

Tell me about yourself

1. I am currently finishing my degree in biochemical engineering. I initially chose to study this discipline because I wanted to learn a technical major that would be applicable to any industry. Initially, I was hoping to apply my skills in process engineering and manufacturing. Recently I have worked as an associate for a joint wholesale and retail food manufacturing company where I learned more in depth about the food industry. As a relatively new company, I was assigned to several tasks, such as warehouse management, sales duty, customer service, leading business meetings for suppliers as well as clients. Looking back at this experience, I'm really blessed to have had this opportunity. But at the same time, I found myself not as excited working in the food industry because I had already seen how the industry worked. I wasn't so much curious anymore because I found out how it ticked. So naturally, I found myself looking at dynamic industries like consulting that can constantly challenge my thirst to solve puzzles. Just to let you know more about myself, I'm not your typical biochemical engineer who does research projects everyday. Sure I've participated in several projects, but I like to spend my time in social activities like fitness. I have coached the sport of olympic weightlifting for 3 years now, advising a variety of athletes ranging from adolescents to obese adults. 4. Whenever I'm not studying for chemical engineering or working at the food company, I use my limited personal time to continue to read more about my hobbies such as fitness to and further my own fitness journey as well as my clients. Overall, my main principle is to be always curious and to continue to share my passion and curiosity with those around me.

Tell me about yourself

1. I am currently finishing my degree in chemical engineering with an emphasis in biochemsitry. I initially chose to study chemical engineering so I would have a competitive edge working for a fitness or nutritional supplement company as a research developer. 2. But recently, I have found myself leaning towards the food industry because it is not limited only to the fitness community. Recently I have worked as an associate for a joint wholesale and retail food company where I learned more in depth about the food industry. As a relatively new company, I was assigned to several tasks, such as warehouse management, sales duty, customer service, leading business meetings for suppliers as well as clinets. Looking back at this experience, I'm really blessed to have had this opportunity. 3. But I still haven't completely lost interest in the fitness industry. During my weekends, I used to work as an intern for an innoative company that analyzed athletic performance using 3D video analysis. I've also coached Olympic Weightlifting for 2 years, coming up with nutritional and training programs for obese clients and children. And I have also competed in Olympic weightlifting and will continue to do so. 4. Whenever I'm not studying for chemical engineering or working at the food company, I use my limited personal time to continue to read more about nutrition and further my own fitness journey as well as my clients. 5. By now you can probably tell that even though I'm sort of a nerd, I'm very invested in the athletics.

Why Kraft Heinz

1. I think Kraft is moving into a very exciting direction considering its recent merger with Heinz, adding additional food categories onto their product list. 2. I also understand Kraft Heinz is going through a series of restructuring in both corporate and operations after the 3G acquisition. Even though there are inherent risks working in a volatile company, there is also a lot of room for growth opportunities. 3. There is so much opportunity and I would like to be a part of this growth momentum. The Operations management program is the perfect opportunity to become a part of the team

Why Amazon?

1. Well structured company, business model, principles 2. Fast paced environment 3. Likes to implement innovative ideas (amazon fresh, dash button) 4. I would like to work for someone who respects its employee ideas 5. Despite its well established structure, it has a start up mentality 6. It's working towards developing its own product line like Amazon Echo, competing strategically against Netflix, Uber, Google and I would like to part of this growth momentum.

Do you have any questions for us?

Burger King + Tim Hortons 1. is the in-restaurant training program only limited to BK or does it include Tim Hortons? 2. How are candidates in the Leadership Development program selected in corporate positions after their 4 month rotational? 3. Is there a particularly popular department selected LDP candidates choose? 4. I am also interested in operations, so I was wondering if the rotational program ever provides insight into supplier operations. 4. typically how much traveling is part of the job? 5. It says that Burger King and Tim Horton are managed independently, but I am wondering to what extent your businesses crossover? 6. What is the company culture like? 7. Do you ever find it difficult to communicate your ideas with upper management? 8. A lot of companies say that there is no typical day. But can you walk me through your daily routine in the corporate office? 9. When can I expect to hear back?

Where do you see yourself in 5 years

Currently looking for position in global business to develop more experience in business related field. Five years, I'll have gained a comprehesive understanding of a company, its business model, and gained enough experience to develop and manage my own team into new projects

If we asked former employee, what would they say about your performance? Did you get evaluated, what did your employer say about you?

Detailed, versatile, great multi-tasker, and entrustable

Questions

Do brand specialists ever work on competing brands? What is different about peak in relations with vendor? new deals and vendor funded contra cogs? entering this year's peak, what are you doing to prepare for it? What is a typical sell thru? As a brand specialist, are you driven by high sell thru and gross profit margin, or gross profit? What is a typcial vendor negotiation procedure? How is VFCC calculated? How is product distribution determined? is there a set minimum per DC or based on demand of location? Is amazon starting to move into building their own brand products as seen by Amazon Echo, Kindle and will Brand specialists be a part of such project? How often do Brand Specialists work with software developers? How is hero placement or billboard special deals prioritized? Is there a minimum market segment share that Amazon requires when partnering with vendor? Do you think the brand specialist position in terms of responsibility has changed over the years? Do brand specialists look into vendor financials and dtermine if the vendor is worthy of partnership? Bad PR what do you do? Confederate Flag example. Go pro example. Suggested retail price manipulation Do you see Amazon working towards pharmaceutical rights and sales?

Tell me about a time you had to confront a coworker about their behavior

Gave feedback (Roni?)

How do you fit a live giraffe in a cooking pot?

How big is the cooking pot? Is this a full grown giraffe or a baby giraffe? Does it need to be alive?

Why are you a good fit for this role?

I am a great candidate because I have a strong background in a variety of roles. I've been actively involved in engineering, supply chain operations and marketing working for a food company. Follow this with customer service skills built from sales I am confident with my communication skills with clients. And lastly, during my time as a fitness coach, I've acted as a role model and counseled for various athletes, which I think would be very applicable in operations. So I am confident that my versatility and adaptability, and leadership will enable me succeed in this role.

"Why are you a good fit for this position? What previous leadership experience do you have? "

I am a great fit for this position because I have experience in supply chain operations, engineering, and business development, leadership amongst diverse group especially in a fast paced environment. But more importantly, I'm the kind of person who brings an umbrella and rain jacket to Seattle all the way from Southern California, which is in a severe drought. I'm the thorough and dedicated kind of person because I've logged a journal containing every workout since September 23, 2011.

Describe a data base to an 8 Year old

Imagine a very large shelf that carries books, clothes, money, video games.

Why Aramark

Provides step wise growth through its development program and most importantly it gives the oportunity work in diverse industries starting from food to sports and entertainment.

Weakness

Risk Taker (I lean towards high risk and high return mentality) Easily convinced (I am bad at picking up sarcasm or a lie)

What was the hardest decision you had to make in your schooling or career?

So while I was working over the summer, we were short staffed because our senior member's relative had passed away. I had to work extra hours taking over her responsbilities in order to execute both our daily tasks. But during this period, I was also going to school

How would you handle an environment where there is a lot of stress?

Tell them hypothetically and then proceed with example. Need to gauge the question so that you don't ramble

Strength

Versatility (in a variety of fields) Curiousity (can absorb new concepts and apply them) Multi-taskability (can handle multiple projects at the same time)

You are stuck in your room with no windows and a mountain in front of your door how do you get out?

What resources do I have, what are my restrictions besides this mountian? 1. Communicate with outside world. 2. Look for tools 3. Possibly climb out through the plumbing

Why Capgemini?

When I first spoke with Elle at the career fair, she introduced Capgemini as a consulting group. And the more we talked, I quickly realized that Capgemini wasn't any consulting group. IT and technology consulting was its core business which was quite hard to grasp. When I went home and looked online, I was the range of businesses Capgemenini worked with such as automotive, chemical, manufacturing, to entertainment, which are all industries that I would like to work with. But besides your core business, I was sold on the fact that Capgemini provides tech training. I have always felt that learning IT and programming would be an invaluable tool considering Big DATA analytics has a major market segment share, but I never had the opportunity to learn coding. I've watched my sister learn how to code HTML JAVA and app development in merely 8 weeks. I'm not expecting such equivalent training, but the fact that Capgemini reinvests in his associate's growth was what truly convinced me.

List 10 uses for a pen

commodity weapon back scratcher use it as a counter balance ruler hole puncher pointer story symbolic reminder gift

Tell me about a time you overcame a challenge

warehouse