The most effective interview question for quality professionals
In your own words, define the phrase “required minimum”.
This intentionally ambiguous question offers tremendous insight into the behaviors and motivations of a quality professional. When Oxenham shared this question with 75 Quality Leaders, 92% found the question either valuable or highly valuable as an interview tool.
Here are some of the more interesting responses:
“Required minimum is an absolute lower limit and rationale is required for the point chosen above it.”
—Sr. Director of Quality, Global Medical Device Manufacturer
“Minimum requirements mean that the product can’t be sold to customers if it doesn’t meet customer standards.”
—Director of Quality and Operations, Novel Biomarker Discovery Organization
“The design input attribute that would be the lowest acceptable specification for said attribute.”
—Manufacturing Manager, Global Medical Instrument Manufacturing Company
“Compliance with regulatory requirements that illustrates safety, reliability and effectiveness of the QMS process.”
—Head of Global Quality and Regulatory Compliance, provider of patient temperature management solutions
“Basic, necessary level of consideration.”
—VP of Operations, minimally invasive robotics manufacturer
“Lowest level of criteria critical to the generation of valid/acceptable data.”
—Sr. Director of Global Quality Assurance, global medical device company.
“Man plans, God laughs.”
—Owner, quality consulting organization
“Making sure customer needs have been met with no complaints, the product works and non-conformances are addresses with audit findings being resolved.”
—VP of Operations, clinical stage biopharma organization
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