WEBVTT 00:07.239 --> 00:09.239 To illustrate how seamless all four 00:09.239 --> 00:11.439 stages of an interview may be , you 00:11.449 --> 00:13.616 will see an example of a portion of an 00:13.616 --> 00:16.790 interview as you watch the video . What 00:16.799 --> 00:18.966 do you notice that is good or could be 00:18.966 --> 00:22.670 improved ? Did the candidate maintain 00:22.680 --> 00:25.739 eye contact ? How was the body language 00:26.569 --> 00:28.347 were responses to the questions 00:28.347 --> 00:31.149 adequate ? Did the candidate confirm 00:31.159 --> 00:33.103 his interest in the job during the 00:33.103 --> 00:36.189 closing , be prepared to discuss what 00:36.200 --> 00:38.311 you think stood out or perhaps needed 00:38.311 --> 00:40.422 adjustment ? What tips would you like 00:40.422 --> 00:41.422 to share ? 00:46.450 --> 00:48.339 Hey , how you doing ? Fantastic , 00:48.339 --> 00:50.228 pleasure to meet you . Likewise , 00:50.228 --> 00:52.394 here's a copy of my resume . Awesome . 00:52.394 --> 00:54.617 Thank you so much . I really appreciate 00:54.617 --> 00:54.290 you taking the time to come in and meet 00:54.299 --> 00:56.188 with me today . Alan . Thanks for 00:56.188 --> 00:58.132 having me today . I appreciate the 00:58.132 --> 00:59.966 opportunity to interview for the 00:59.966 --> 01:02.132 project manager position . I'm excited 01:02.132 --> 01:01.889 to show how much skill set would be 01:01.900 --> 01:04.178 beneficial to your organization . Yeah . 01:04.178 --> 01:06.400 No , absolutely . You're very welcome . 01:06.400 --> 01:08.678 We're glad you're here . Um So just to , 01:08.678 --> 01:10.900 just to let you know , um it'll just be 01:10.900 --> 01:12.900 you and I speaking today , somebody 01:12.900 --> 01:15.122 from my team may call you later on . Um 01:15.122 --> 01:17.233 But again , today , it'll just be you 01:17.233 --> 01:19.289 and I um so , so let's dive right in 01:19.289 --> 01:21.330 Ron . Tell me a little bit about 01:21.339 --> 01:24.290 yourself . Oh , well , I've recently 01:24.300 --> 01:26.300 retired from the Air Force after 24 01:26.300 --> 01:28.467 years . Uh during my time in service , 01:28.467 --> 01:30.467 I worked in the role of program and 01:30.467 --> 01:32.578 resource manager , as well as process 01:32.578 --> 01:34.800 improvement manager . I earn my MB A in 01:34.800 --> 01:36.856 project management and I also hold a 01:36.856 --> 01:39.470 top secret se I clearance . Um at my 01:39.480 --> 01:41.536 last duty station , I served at , at 01:41.536 --> 01:43.647 the Pentagon as a program manager for 01:43.647 --> 01:45.702 the Air Force Reserves , where I was 01:45.702 --> 01:47.480 required to apply my skills and 01:47.480 --> 01:49.702 knowledge in the areas of uh training , 01:49.702 --> 01:51.702 project , manage , management , and 01:51.702 --> 01:53.647 personnel management . Wonderful , 01:53.647 --> 01:55.536 wonderful . That's some fantastic 01:55.536 --> 01:57.647 experience . Um I'd like to dive in a 01:57.647 --> 01:59.702 little bit deeper there . Um Tell me 01:59.702 --> 02:02.040 about uh your experience and , and 02:02.050 --> 02:04.709 specifically an example of uh when 02:04.720 --> 02:06.879 you've managed a project and , and 02:06.889 --> 02:10.729 looked for cost savings . Yeah , 02:10.738 --> 02:13.139 sure . Um As mentioned before , I 02:13.149 --> 02:15.919 extend the areas of process improvement . 02:16.270 --> 02:18.610 Um During one of my tours with uconn 02:18.630 --> 02:20.686 leadership believed that there was a 02:20.686 --> 02:22.797 lack of resources and I was tasked to 02:22.797 --> 02:24.686 find ways to improve the aircraft 02:24.686 --> 02:26.352 readiness . I started with an 02:26.352 --> 02:28.570 assessment of the organization and I 02:28.580 --> 02:30.469 was able to review the areas that 02:30.469 --> 02:32.570 require additional manpower . I then 02:32.580 --> 02:34.636 completed an analysis of the process 02:34.636 --> 02:37.139 used and took a detailed look at the 02:37.149 --> 02:39.316 job requirements to make sure that the 02:39.316 --> 02:41.038 job performers were adequate . 02:41.399 --> 02:43.288 Ultimately , I realized that they 02:43.288 --> 02:46.059 didn't need uh additional manpower , it 02:46.070 --> 02:48.292 was more related to the steps they were 02:48.550 --> 02:51.119 using to get the job done . Uh I then 02:51.130 --> 02:53.820 determined that the organization could 02:53.830 --> 02:56.039 actually redirect some of the manpower 02:56.490 --> 02:59.210 to other tasks . Uh When I was able to 02:59.220 --> 03:01.387 review their process , I saw that they 03:01.387 --> 03:03.609 could realign the staging , maintenance 03:03.609 --> 03:05.887 and inspection task order to save time . 03:05.979 --> 03:07.757 I also know that the tech , the 03:07.757 --> 03:10.160 technology was not being used to its 03:10.169 --> 03:12.960 full potential . As a result , I was 03:12.970 --> 03:15.026 able to find a savings of four hours 03:15.026 --> 03:17.137 per turnaround leading to lower class 03:17.137 --> 03:19.449 to turn over in an aircraft . It was , 03:19.460 --> 03:21.404 it was calculated that the updated 03:21.404 --> 03:24.089 process lower cost about roughly about 03:24.100 --> 03:27.770 900,000 per year . Wow , that is uh 03:27.779 --> 03:30.160 that is excellent . Uh Thank you for 03:30.169 --> 03:32.550 going into such detail and , and really 03:32.559 --> 03:34.781 uh laying out the the whole perspective 03:34.781 --> 03:36.781 there . That's very impressive . Um 03:37.070 --> 03:39.292 Well , Ron , that's all the questions I 03:39.292 --> 03:41.459 had for you . Uh Do you happen to have 03:41.459 --> 03:43.679 any questions for me ? Yes , I I do 03:43.690 --> 03:45.779 have a question regarding the work 03:45.789 --> 03:48.011 environment . Um How would you describe 03:48.011 --> 03:50.869 the pace of work day to day ? Yeah . No , 03:50.880 --> 03:53.047 that's , that's a fantastic question . 03:53.047 --> 03:55.213 So , um as you know , this is a remote 03:55.213 --> 03:57.690 role um and we work to the needs of the 03:57.699 --> 04:00.149 project or task at hand due to the 04:00.160 --> 04:02.639 workload currently , um we work at a 04:02.649 --> 04:04.850 comfortable pace . Some may say that 04:04.860 --> 04:08.720 it's a bit faster pace um but it's 04:08.729 --> 04:11.007 not always like that . We do have , uh , 04:11.007 --> 04:13.559 instances where things slow down a bit 04:13.570 --> 04:15.979 and , and the pace is moderately slow . 04:16.079 --> 04:18.579 Um , but it can be variable at times . 04:18.589 --> 04:20.890 Does that answer your question ? Yeah , 04:20.899 --> 04:23.010 absolutely . You know , being part of 04:23.010 --> 04:25.121 the Air Force , I always enjoy a fast 04:25.121 --> 04:27.010 paced work environment and , um , 04:27.010 --> 04:29.121 because I'm so used to the up tempo . 04:29.121 --> 04:32.950 Gotcha . Well , um , it was 04:32.959 --> 04:35.126 very nice to meet you Ron and , uh , I 04:35.126 --> 04:37.403 really appreciate your time today . No , 04:37.403 --> 04:39.403 thank you . Uh very much . Um After 04:39.403 --> 04:41.403 hearing more about Acne company and 04:41.403 --> 04:43.626 your future plans , I'm very interested 04:43.626 --> 04:45.737 in this project manager position . Do 04:45.737 --> 04:47.959 you happen to know when the decision is 04:47.959 --> 04:50.237 gonna be made ? Yeah , yeah , actually , 04:50.237 --> 04:52.510 so , um we have interviews this week um 04:52.600 --> 04:54.711 and we hope to have a decision by the 04:54.711 --> 04:57.500 end of the week . Great . Uh If I don't 04:57.510 --> 04:59.621 happen to hear from you , would it be 04:59.621 --> 05:01.843 ok for me to uh contact you , let's say 05:01.843 --> 05:04.010 in two weeks . Oh , yeah , of course . 05:04.010 --> 05:06.177 Uh Feel free to reach out to me uh via 05:06.177 --> 05:08.820 email uh to the invite , uh the email , 05:08.829 --> 05:10.996 the the same email that you received , 05:10.996 --> 05:13.218 the invite for this interview . Uh Feel 05:13.218 --> 05:15.107 free to reach out to me anytime . 05:15.107 --> 05:14.609 Excellent . Well , thank you again for 05:14.619 --> 05:16.786 this opportunity . I really appreciate 05:16.786 --> 05:18.786 it and very excited to hopefully be 05:18.786 --> 05:20.952 part of your team . All right . Well , 05:20.952 --> 05:22.675 thank you for coming in . Uh I 05:22.675 --> 05:24.952 appreciate it as well . Thanks so much . 05:24.952 --> 05:24.350 Take care .