-: So, I think problem-solving is essential, because,
simply put, that's what they pay the managers to do.
The way that you become a higher-up individual
within an organization is they need to see that
you're someone where you can solve problems.
If there is an issue that comes up, they can say,
"Can you handle this," and if you say yes
and you give them a timeline,
they know, check with you at the end of the timeline.
There doesn't need to be any more management than that.
So I think that's why problem-solving is important.
As far as articulating it within the interview,
I think that a lot of the same strategies
that apply to most interviews definitely work for that.
I think the STAR technique is one that I've heard,
where you're able to say, well,
this is what we started with, this was my methodology,
and this is the solution I came up with.
One thing that I would really emphasize is that
you don't necessarily need to come to the right answer.
It's more important to show
that you have the right thought process.
Because you can always correct and steer someone
towards the right direction.
But if they're not taking a good approach,
or if they're someone where they're kind of just
taking a bunch of guesses and kind of
throwing spaghetti at the wall and hoping something sticks.
If they're not willing to improve on that process,
then they're going to have difficulties later on.