I'm very proud of my progression with MedQuest. I
believe that a company's ultimate reward to its
people can be found in the recognition it gives
via in-house promotions - and I was able to
double my starting salary in less than three
years.
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Probably impatience - I like to size up the issue
at hand, develop a game plan, and then implement
the strategy. All too often, however, it's not
possible to implement until a committee has had a
chance to weigh in. Once I develop a plan, I like
to jump in with both feet.
I believe that I can make the greatest
contribution by focusing my attention on the task
at hand - and not worrying too much about where
I'll be in five or ten years. But I certainly
assume that in five years I will be handling far
more responsibilities than when I was hired.
I have a track record for assuming
responsibilities above and beyond the call of
duty, and I'm always willing to go the extra mile
to get the job done.
Can you think of something you've done to save time
or money?
A lack of communication was omni-present at the
company I last worked for - and our Director of
IT asked for ideas on ways to improve it. Up
until this point, the main method of
communication was through newsletters. I
suggested a corporate-wide Intranet as a means to
communicate among all of the employees (doctors,
techs, transcriptionists, office personnel and
corporate) and demonstrated to the Steering
Committee how it could be implemented. This not
only solved the timeliness issue of corporate
communications to the field, but also allowed all
employees, at all levels, to communicate with
each other - opening up forums between the 90+
centers situated throughout the southern United
States.
Describe your progression at a previous employer.
I began my career with KPMG as a Graphic
Artist…that is, I created PowerPoint
presentations from our consultant's notes and
diagrams. I did this job for about three years,
but during this time I also became the "go-to"
person in our department for technical problems.
Towards the end of this period, I also began
assisting the IT department as it rolled out a
new groupware application to the entire firm. The
Healthcare portion of this product, which allowed
for the sharing of documents, calendars, etc.,
was ultimately placed in my control – and I
was responsible for the content and layout, as
well as ensuring that it was utilized by our
staff. My role expanded to include demonstrating
the product to large groups of people, and to
facilitating small groups of individuals. When
KPMG rolled out the firm-wide intranet, my team
was responsible for virtually all aspects of the
Healthcare and Government areas. Over the next
few years, I also worked very heavily in the
Telecommunications, Entertainment, and Computer
(hardware and software) components – and
was ultimately promoted to Senior Associate
reporting directly to a Senior Partner in the
Knowledge Management Department.
Describe the amount of structure and direction you
need to excel.
I assume most everyone would answer that they
want a combination of feedback and independence.
For me, I have always excelled with less
supervision - which is one reason I was allowed
to telecommute, almost exclusively, during the
last three years I was with KPMG. I maintained an
office in Montvale, NJ (headquarters for the
American Firm), but only traveled to it
periodically. The rest of the time I worked from
a home office.
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