Description
Consider your past experiences and reflect on whether you feel more driven by the desire to win or the aversion to losing, and explain your reasoning.
1. Motivation : Understanding what motivates you can indicate how you approach goals and challenges.
2. Self-awareness : This question assesses your level of self-awareness and your ability to evaluate your own motivations.
3. Goal Orientation : It reveals whether you are more outcome-focused or process-focused in your work approach.
4. Resilience : Your perspective on winning and losing may show how you recover from setbacks and keep going despite challenges.
1. Assessing Drive : The question aims to understand your drive and determination in work situations.
2. Gauging Mindset : It helps to identify whether you have a growth mindset or a fixed mindset towards your professional life.
3. Understanding Behavior : Understanding what drives you helps predict your behavior in competitive situations.
4. Evaluating Competitiveness : The interviewer wants to see if your level of competitiveness is a good fit for the company culture and the role of an Account Manager.
1. Think about past experiences : Reflect on your professional past and how you’ve felt in both winning and losing scenarios to provide substance to your answer.
2. Consider your motivation style : Are you more positively motivated by success or negatively motivated by the fear of failure? Connecting this to your work style can provide a well-rounded answer.
3. Link to the role : Relate your preference to the role of an Account Manager, demonstrating how it can be an asset in client management and sales processes.