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ESLPod.com presents "Interview Questions Answered," episode three.
In the past several years, I have led a number of innovative projects along the same lines as the current direction of this company.
By doing this, I was able to help my current company get a foothold in the market.
I'm confident that I can bring my proven skills in management, development, and technology to succeed in your organization.
The woman begins her answer to this question by saying something very positive about the company.
She says, "This company is an industry leader and is at the forefront of exciting new developments in this field," or this area of work.
To say that they are an industry leader, "industry," means that they are one of the strongest or the best companies in this particular type of work.
Industry is another word for field or area of work, so it could be the manufacturing industry-companies that make things;
the automobile industry-companies that make cars; those are kinds of companies.
So, what she is saying is that this company is one of the best-they're an industry leader.
They're "at the forefront of exciting developments."
When we say a company is at the forefront of something, again, this is another way of saying they are a leader-they are in the first or leading position in this industry or this field.
So, she's saying things that are good about the company, and that is an important part of this answer.
Make sure that you tell the company that you want to work for them because they are a leader-they are an important and leading company.
The mission of the company, she says, is "to change the way consumers get and send information."
So, she's familiarized herself with their mission, and she's saying I know what your mission statement says-I know what your purpose is-what I want to do is related to that.
She says the company's "mission to change the way consumers get and send information is, I believe, where the biggest areas of growth are in the industry."
She's saying that she wants to work for this company because it's going to grow-it's going to continue to get bigger.