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Please describe me your current position
The interviewer is interested to know about your current role.
What are your current responsibilities, who are your team members, who are your peers and who do you report to?
He might be interested to know the reporting structure.Tell about your key result areas and not the routine work. Show the results in these areas. The bigger the impact you make, the better.
Do's
• Specify the why of your role
• Tell about your key result areas and the impact you make in a year
• Show that you enjoy your role
Don'ts
• Don't talk about routine tasks
• Don't focus on the boring part
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