How to answer 'Tell me about a time you demonstrated leadership' in a job interview ✋🏼🌟

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[AdviceWithErin]

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[RWolf]

Actually I said the “whenever my friends go out I am the girl with planning and google maps” and they loved it

[SpiceIsNice]

What if you don't have a story like that.

[maeganmia]

Her advice is really.. “Did someone ask you to mention a time you showed leadership?… I’ve got a hack!.. Just give them an example of a time you showed leadership!” 😃

[nimbo]

Just make something up they will never know. That is what I got from this.

[maeganmia]

Like the problem isn’t that I don’t know how to word the story.. lol the problem is I don’t have a story in the first place.

[daysleeper]

What if, personality-wise, you never want(ed) to be a leader, so you make up a story but more importantly don't want to encourage them to one day make you one?

[leilavalentina]

what if you’ve never worked for some big company n were never asked to lead a “project”😐

[heyitsC]

I always speak about the time my manager was gone and I was asked to fill in for her during her week off- then a few months later when she had to leave due to family, I was promoted to her position

[bushelandpeck]

This isn't a "leadership" story, but funny, nevertheless. So my sister (attending college & in her 20s) interviewed for a job & came home & told me & my mom that she was asked in the interview, "what kind of vOcation do you see youself in 5 yrs?" My sister described her "perfect" vAcation. She kinda wondered why the interviewer looked perplexed. My mom & i busted out laughing & explained the diff. One single letter really does matter!

[DiLifeandStyle]

To all the skeptics... Did you ever take over a group project at school, took the initiative during volunteering, or even kept calm and took charge in any sort of emergency? Congrats, you showed leadership. Now make that story appropriate for a job interview. Stop over thinking.

[carlcruz-nantel]

I had this exact question asked at my job interview today-😭✨

[McKenzieColeman-betn]

I am still in high school and have stumbled across this channel… but i’m wishing I could have sooner, because i am in FFA and my fall competition (called Leadership Development Events) there were so many questions similar to this! They were so hard to answer. I will remember to come back to this channel soon when I apply for a job! Thanks Erin!

[lifeVblog]

Reality - I don't work well under pressure

[kelechindukwe]

Not everyone works well under pressure.

For health reasons infact, people shouldn't. Thats what good planning, realistic timelines, and good time management can help us avoid.

[robertbernard-gxoo]

Or the best one I personally used . They laughed so hard I once led a army of ants to food 😅😅

[waterdragon]

How do we do tht without any experience though

[valerievandenbroeck]

Your tips are so good to know Erin! Thank you❤

[macchiatote]

It really depends on how you define leadership. It can be making a decision while your boss/supervisor is around too. You’re not technically leading but you’re still making quick and approachable decisions.
It can also be promoting team spirit. You could be the one encouraging the team and making sure the project is going to completion, even if you have a manager.

[canadiancatgreen]

I never took leadership in work with others closest was a volouteer eventwhere we set up alot of chairs in groups 15 front to back and 15 wide
We we instructed to do the in a U type shape. All went well to when we were turning the corner and the groups of chair at the front wereto close together and the back quite wide apart. So i came up with the idea of stagfering tge chairs the same way as a stadium or theater has
Others came to ask about what I was doing and I explained and showed them. Oddly I never thought of it as taking leadership to some people told me theyiked hiw I took leadership. I did say thank you of course. To be honest I just thouggt of it as here is a prkblem how can we fix it even when people asked me about what I was doing it was just 1-3 people at a time I still just really thought little if it