HUNTER WILEBSKI
MOCK INTERVIEW
"TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF."
When not working I find the best way to unwind is to get moving. I have a passion for fitness and trying new things such as kayaking, skiing, and rock climbing.
To relax after a hard days work I find that getting engrossed in a really good film works well for me, anything directed by Quentin Tarantino, Christopher Nolan, or Martin Scorsese is what you’d most likely find me watching.
If I’m not in the mood for a movie I’ll likely watch a YouTube video or listen to a podcast pertaining to history, fitness, or psychology.
"WHY SHOULD WE HIRE YOU?"
I’m qualified with a major in both Analytics and Economics, with plans of pursuing post-graduate study in analytics.
I’m passionate about what I do, I’m hardworking, adaptable, and a strong member of a team.
I recognize the importance of company culture and group participation as well individual work and excel in both areas.
"WHAT COULD YOU BRING TO OUR COMPANY?"
While I don’t have much real world experience, I’m eager, motivated, and ready to prove what I can do.
I thoroughly enjoy learning new things and would be eager to become a SME in my area.
I have a special interest in, *push up the nerd glasses* forecast and regression model building, R-coding, and data analysis. I'm interested in continuing to build on this skill set and leveraging this knowledge to help my team achieve their objective.
I’ve always really enjoyed working with others, and have a passion for collaboration, psychology, and each unique human experience.
I’m always interested in learning new tasks and consider myself to be a multi-faceted individual.
"HOW DO YOU HANDLE STRESS AND PRESSURE?"
When placed in a stressful situations I often use it as fuel to work harder. I focus on the root cause of the stress(ors) and analyze potential solutions for resolving the situation.
However, I very rarely find myself in stressful situations. I believe this is because of my time management, ability to make a plan, and my strong tendency to follow said plan. I’ve found in college and my career that by creating a plan and sticking to it, it becomes very rare to be caught off guard and find myself in moments of stress.
However, as life is unpredictable by nature (unless you’re really good at building forecasting models) I have developed coping mechanisms for high stress situations. I’ve found it helps to break a large task into smaller tasks and tackle the sub-tasks one at a time. I often rank the task on importance, difficulty, and time to completion; the higher a task ranks on the scale the earlier I work to accomplish it.
"DESCRIBE A TIME WHEN YOU IDENTIFIED AN OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE SOMETHING. HOW DID YOU IDENTIFY AND ASSESS THE NEED, WHAT STEPS DID YOU TAKE AND WHAT WAS THE OUTCOME OF YOUR ACTION?"
Building this website is the most recent example of a time when I saw the potential for improvement in an otherwise common approach to resumes.
There are many intelligent individuals, there are many qualified individuals, and there are many hard-working individuals.
The “need” I had was standing out from the crowd and showcasing that I have all three of those qualities. I reasoned that building this website would be unique, more interesting, and more informative than the typical resume.
Prior to building this website I had very limited knowledge of website design or the process of creating and owning your own domain. I am a strong believer that the free resources online are an excellent tool for continued learning. So I started researching what it takes to build a website and purchase a domain. Once I had sufficient knowledge in the area I began to compare which website building products were the highest rated and had the highest benefits to cost ratio. Once I had decided upon what I had found to be the most beneficial service for me I got to creating.