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Yes, I’m primarily targeting project and program management roles in a general corporate or operations setting. Most of my recent work has been sitting between business stakeholders and execution teams, making sure projects are scoped well, timelines are realistic, and we actually land the change with end users. I’m especially interested in roles where I can own cross‑functional initiatives, manage a portfolio of projects, and improve processes using data. Industry‑wise, I’m fairly flexible—as long as there’s a need for structured delivery, stakeholder management, and measurable outcomes. I’ve worked with teams ranging from 10 to about 60 people involved in a given initiative, and I enjoy the challenge of aligning different groups around a clear roadmap. So framing questions around project/portfolio management, process improvement, and change management would be the best fit for my background and what I’m targeting next.
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In your resume you note improving or optimizing [a process, KPI, or metric]. What specific baseline metrics did you start from, what steps did you personally take, and how did you verify that the improvement was due to your changes rather than external factors?
On your resume you mention working on a cross-functional project (e.g., involving multiple teams or stakeholders). Describe a situation from that project where priorities conflicted—how did you navigate the trade-offs and what was the final outcome?
Walk me through a recent multi-channel digital marketing campaign you managed end-to-end. How did you set objectives, choose channels, allocate budget, and measure success?
In your civil engineering studies, what specific design coursework or project work did you complete related to irrigation channels or canals (e.g., design of lined/unlined canals, distributaries, minors)? Describe one such design in detail, including how you determined discharge, permissible velocity, section dimensions, and lining choice for Gujarat-type soil and climate conditions.
Based on your hydrology and irrigation engineering background, explain how you would estimate the irrigation water requirement for a kharif crop in a semi-arid region of Gujarat. Walk me through each step: from reference evapotranspiration estimation, crop coefficient selection, effective rainfall calculation, to arriving at canal discharge for a given command area.