Alice explains the actions she undertook, and their sequence, to increase the consulting offers to Yale graduates and how these steps alone led to the increase in offers.
Kevin skillfully focuses the question on Alice’s awareness about the steps she took as President to increase membership and influence the members.
Alice makes a typical mistake of candidates when explaining her influence skills. She does not break down the conversation where she convinced a colleague to support her.
Since Alice does not adequately demonstrate her ability to influence key members of her team, Kevin looks for this skill within Alice’s work on the Bain engagement.