Here are nine of the most commonly asked (and basic) interviewing questions. We can almost guarantee that they will be asked, so do yourself and the prospective employer a favor… give them some thought before the interview occurs.

1. The Avery Point Group  Six Sigma
 Lean Transformation
Let Us Lead You to Executive Talent SM  Operational Excellence
 Plant Management
 Operations Management
 Supply Chain Management
 Finance Management
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Here are nine of the most commonly asked (and basic) interviewing questions. Overview
We can almost guarantee that they will be asked, so do yourself and the The Avery Point Group is a global
prospective employer a favor… give them some thought before the interview executive search and recruiting firm that
occurs. assists companies in identifying,
assessing and recruiting mid-level
management to senior executive talent.
 Why do you want this job? Our firm leverages its principals’
 Why do you want to leave your current job? decades of executive operations and
 What are your personal and professional goals? staffing experience to provide the
 What do you like most about your current job? highest quality executive search
 Where do you see yourself in five years? services.
 What are your strengths?
Our firm provides functional expertise
 What are your weaknesses? and executive search focus in the areas
 What professional accomplishment are you most proud of, and why? of Six Sigma, Lean, operational
 What do you like least about your current job? excellence, plant management,
operations management, supply chain
With regard to the last question we have found that rather than pointing out the management, and finance. As executive
faults of others in your current organization, it’s best to place the burden on recruiters our practice services a wide
spectrum of industries, spanning
yourself (“I feel I’m ready to leverage my experience in a role that will…,” or,
manufacturing, distribution and service-
“The type of opportunity I’m interested in isn’t available to me...”). By based companies.
responding this way, you will focus on the positive professional growth aspects
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negatively about others in your current or past positions. Executive Search PDF Brochure
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Our Mission
The Avery Point Group's mission is to
assist our clients in defining their
leadership needs, then find, and deliver
those leaders essential to our clients’
success. Our priority is to provide
superior service that exceeds our
clients’ expectations and critical to
quality (CTQ) requirements.
We create executive search strategies
based on a client’s individual critical to
quality staffing needs. We leverage our
Lean Sigma Search™ value stream
process, our broad industry knowledge
and our extensive database of contacts
to find candidates who are uniquely
qualified to fill our clients’ most critical
mid-to senior-level leadership roles.

2. The Avery Point Group  Six Sigma
 Lean Transformation
Let Us Lead You to Executive Talent SM  Operational Excellence
 Plant Management
 Operations Management
 Supply Chain Management
 Finance Management
PROCESS and Lean Sigma SearchTM Process practice services a wide spectrum of industries,
spanning manufacturing, distribution and
SERVICES service-based companies.
Our Contingent Search Services:
 Leverage our principals’ decades of executive
operations and staffing experience.
 Leverage our extensive proprietary database of
contacts and candidates.
 Leverage our Lean Sigma Search™ value
Search excellence starts with the sound stream process to find the ideal candidate.
foundation of a well-defined and consistent  Our clients only pay upon the successful
search methodology. Our Lean Sigma Search™ placement of our presented candidates.
value stream process methodology incorporates  Fee is based on a percentage of the candidate’s
a unique Lean Six Sigma approach to filling our first year’s total compensation.
clients’ staffing needs.  We offer our clients a 60-day replacement
guarantee.
An important foundation of Lean Six Sigma
methodology is the concept of waste and defect Our Retained Search Services:
elimination. Lean Six Sigma defines a defect in
terms of meeting the specifications, expectations  Leverage our principals’ decades of executive
and requirements of the customer. What is a operations and staffing experience.
defect with regard to the executive search  Leverage our extensive proprietary database of
process? Presenting unqualified candidates, contacts and candidates.
candidates with missing skill sets and candidates  Leverage our Lean Sigma Search™ value
who don’t fit the corporate culture and chemistry stream process to find the ideal candidate.
of the client are just some examples of waste  Client site visit to gain improved insight into
and defects that can result from a poor search company culture = improved candidate fit.
process.  Face to face or video conference interview with
full candidate assessment process
At The Avery Point Group we practice what we methodology: Position Benchmarking
preach when it comes to Lean Six Sigma. Our Specification, Full Written Interview Evaluation,
experience has shown us the importance of and Full Candidate Summary
incorporating the voice of the client (VOC) at  At a minimum, 3 - 4 candidates meeting our
each critical phase in the value stream clients’ requirements will be presented in 60
placement process. We take great care in days.
defining and characterizing the client’s critical to  Fee is based on a percentage of the candidate’s
quality (CTQs) requirements, up front, to ensure first year’s total compensation.
successful screening and placement of  One-third of the estimated fee is paid up front to
candidates, thus avoiding waste and defects engage our search services.
that can cost a client time, money, and worse  We offer our clients a 90-day replacement
yet, a poor placement. guarantee.
Each phase of our Lean Sigma Search™ value
stream process is designed to move the process
along efficiently and effectively through our
executive search value stream, thus enabling us
to exceed our clients’ expectations and
requirements.
The Avery Point Group, Inc.
Executive Search Services 4555 Mansell Road – Suite 300
We provide both a contingent and retained Alpharetta, Georgia
search focus with functional expertise in the 30022 USA
areas of Six Sigma, Lean, operational
 excellence, plant management, operations
P: +1 678-585-9804
2004 -2009 management, supply chain management,
distribution management and finance. Our F: +1 678-585-9832
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