Interviewer: What would you consider the biggest achievement in your career?
Jon: The biggest achievement in my career was becoming a sales manager at my current job. I think it was my greatest accomplishment because only the top salespeople who have leadership qualities become sales managers. It is not easy to do and the competition is very high.
Interviewer: Why do you think you got the job?
Jon: First, I always had some of the top sales numbers among all of the sales associates. Second, I often worked with younger sales associates to help them become better at sales. I think that management saw these two things and thought that I would be a good fit for a management position.
Interviewer: I see. And why are you thinking about leaving your job?
Jon: Well, I was promoted to sales manager 3 years ago. Now, I am ready for a new challenge. When I saw that your company was hiring a new regional director of sales, I didn’t hesitate to apply. I know that I could do a really good job in that position.
Patterns and Examples
I consider ____________________ to be my biggest achievement. I ____________________.
- I consider finding and proposing an investment in a startup company to be my biggest achievement. I found a small company and recommended that my company invest in it. My company did and made a lot of money.
- I consider starting my own software company to be my biggest achievement. I started my own company when I was only 21 years old, and I ran it until I was 25 years old.
I think my biggest achievement was ____________________. I ____________________.
- I think my biggest achievement was implementing a new employee satisfaction program at my previous company. I implemented this new system which helped improve our company’s overall mood and atmosphere.
- I think my biggest achievement was writing a report that led my company to make a very successful investment. I researched and found a small startup company that turned into a major software company.
____________________ was my greatest achievement at my last job.
- Improving workplace safety at our company’s warehouse was my greatest achievement at my last job.
- Creating a new feature for our product was my greatest achievement at my last job.
