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Can you describe your strategy for first 90 days?

Can you describe your strategy for first 90 days?

If selected for this position, describe your strategy for the first 90 days? The interviewer is interested to know how well you understand the job and its challenges. How well are you prepared to deliver?
Show how you plan to understand, learn and validate the key challenges. Show how will you build influence with internal and external stakeholders and will contribute to the job.
Do's
• Walk through your plans and actions for next 90 days
• Learn the way of doing business
• Meet up internal and external stakeholders and your team
• Learn key issues, challenges, validate and undertake projects
• Identify projects and discuss deliverable with internal customer
• Show how you will monitor the project performance and solve issues
• Show you are independent and can find your way
Don'ts
• Don't say I will do as boss tells
• Don't say I will need training
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