Interview Tips

How to discuss work samples in a distribution planning interview

Added to the archive on 15 November 2026.

Use a small sample to explain your thinking about distribution planning.

Choose a sample you can explain clearly and have permission to share. A fictional version of a dispatch exception register may work well. Point out the decision you found hardest and why you handled it that way. Give the interviewer time to study one part of the sample.

Explain a check you would add

Compare your sample with a dispatch record with a reason for the delay and an agreed next action. If there is a gap, describe how you would spot and close it in real work. Finish by asking whether the employer uses a similar process and what they expect new staff to learn first.