Job Interview Questions and Answers

Question 65: What did you do at your current (or last) job that increased profit, reduced expenses, or improved efficiency?

Sample answer 1: "I increased profit 30 percent my first year on the job by developing a new training program for the sales agent. Not only were sales increased, but employee turnover was cut in half."

Sample answer 2: "As file clerk, I was in charge of maintaining client records. The sales staff was having problems locating files when clients called in, so I reorganized the filing system and computerized it so that they could locate a client's file within 10 seconds without leaving their desks. This greatly improved efficiency."

Sample answer 3: "The restaurant was losing a large amount of inventory every year through employee theft, so I told the owner he should install a new security system. He took my advice and as a result employee theft was reduced significantly and the restaurant owner saved more than $30,000 the last three years in lost inventory. The owner was also losing a lot of money due to employees submitting fake orders and such. I recommended a computerized ticketing system that reduced employee theft to almost zero and increased profits $10,000 last year."

Sample answer 4: "As secretary at Acme, it is my responsibility to make travel arrangements for all the executives in the office. I researched travel packages on the Internet and negotiated with several vendors for discounts and was able to save $18,000 last year in travel-related costs."