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I think they may have been looking for the longer paragraph you wrote (I would be - to see how you would tackle the problem and get a conversation flowing), not

I think they may have been looking for the longer paragraph you wrote (I would be - to see how you would tackle the problem and get a conversation flowing), not for an actual answer you eventually gave. The wording of the request was unfortunate, IMHO - it did make it sound like "help me influence my boss" first and foremost.

murjinsee 11y ago
Or, "That sounds like a fun challenge! Can I ask you a couple questions to better understand how this company is structured before answering?" Just saying you don't have enough information to formulate a plausible response doesn't make a very good impression from my experience. They're asking you to qualify yourself and so you need to know where you fit into the equation.