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Situational questions test reasoning under hypothetical pressure. Interviewers want to see the constraints you name, the trade-offs you choose, and the assumptions you flag.

Situational · Stakeholder Alignment

Jet fuel is up 35% in four months. Your CFO wants to lock in hedges covering 70% of next year's consumption at today's prices; your treasury team argues you'd be hedging at the top, and your two biggest competitors are largely unhedged. You own fuel procurement. What do you recommend?

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I'd reframe the decision first: a hedge program is insurance against cash-flow shocks, not a bet on where fuel goes, so 'are we buying the top' is the wrong question to answer with conviction.

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