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Every few weeks we pose a question you might get asked during an interview and a suggestion on how you might formulate your answer.

This week’s question:

Do you have a good memory?

The employer wants to know if you can retain relevant, facts, statistics, prices, procedures, etc. Regardless of your industry and position, retaining information is important, if for no other reason to come up with needed information knowledgably, professionally and quickly. And there is always a lot to keep in your frontal lobe memory on the job. Whether it’s coworkers, customers, or referral names, places, procedures, ingredients or directions, when you’re asked a question on the job, the inquiring mind may not be patient in waiting for you to find an answer. Sure, sometimes it is hard to retain all the minutiae necessary, but the more info you can provide without delay, the better. But don’t hesitate to admit if you don’t have the information someone asks for. It’s ok to politely say that you’ll get confirmation of what they want to know and get back to them as soon as possible.

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