Interviewer: What is your greatest professional achievement?
Mark: My greatest professional achievement was when I created and presented a sales presentation for a potential new client. Partly because of my presentation our company received a 25 million-dollar contract which was the biggest contract that we received that year.
Interviewer: When did this happen?
Mark: It happened 3 years ago.
Interviewer: Have you had similar success since then?
Mark: Yes, I have given presentations with similar results, but that time was the first major contract that I acquired for our company and it was also the biggest. It was one of the proudest moments of my life.
Interviewer: That’s great.
Patterns and Examples
My greatest professional achievement is ____________________. I ____________________.
- My greatest professional achievement is planning, designing, and developing a successful app. I came up with the idea for a travel app, and I was responsible for it from the beginning to the end, and it ended up being very successful and profitable.
- My greatest professional achievement is securing a multimillion-dollar contract at my last job. I located a potential client and then I convinced them that our company could offer the best service, and they decided to sign a contract with my company.
When I was working ____________________, I ____________________. This was my greatest professional achievement.
- When I was working as a restaurant manager, I was able to increase sales by 40% over one year. This was my greatest professional achievement.
- When I was working as a delivery manager at a warehouse, I reduced shipping errors by 90% in 6 months. This was my greatest professional achievement.
The greatest achievement of my professional career was when I ____________________. I ____________________.
- The greatest achievement of my professional career was when I created a new marketing theme for my company. I came up with the idea that my previous company used in a worldwide advertising campaign.
- The greatest achievement of my professional career was when I helped reorganize the clothing store where I was the assistant manager. I helped come up with a design, and after the redesign, our sales increased sharply.
