Tell us about a time you successfully persuaded a supervisor to follow your recommendation.

Changing minds and Influence
Last month I need the Director to approve a project. His diary was full, so I sent a one-line email with the potential savings underlined.
That got his attention.
When he came to see me, I showed how I would make the savings and he approved it on the spot.

My strengths are interpersonal skills, and I can usually win people over to my point of view. Also, I have good judgment about people and an intuitive sense of their talents and their ability to contribute to a given problem. These skills seem to me directly related to the job.

 Show how you change minds subtly rather than using a sledge-hammer to coerce people into action. Also make sure you are the person changing minds, not someone who is resisting having their mind changed.