Interview Questions and Answers

1. Discuss the subjects in which you excel or have excelled. To what factors do you attribute your success? Use specific examples to illustrate how you succeed.

"I was an overachiever. I was the only undergrad student with an office in the department because I was there so often working on research. I was very focused. One of the complaints I got from grad schools when I began applying was kind of that... maybe I was too focused because my resume wasn't very diverse."

Topic (Biographical Essay): We are interested in learning more about you and the context in which you have grown up, formed your aspirations, and accomplished your academic successes. Please describe the factors and challenges that have most shaped your personal life and aspirations. How have these factors helped you to grow?

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Y o u r C a r e e r: H o w t o M a k e It H a p p e n

a. Which piece of Carter’s definition is the hardest to follow? Why? Carter’s definition is in the handbook so please review.

Maybe more patients would get regular check-ups that would prevent extra visits to the ER as well as early diagnosis. The patients who don't have insurance usually either don't go to the clinic because they don't want to sit there for hours and also overuse the ER for problems that could have been treated at a doctor's office/ or urgent care, or by the time they get to the ER their disease is very advanced.

My interview was conducted at Cares of Washington located in Monroe Washington; I interviewed the lead employment Specialist. She works with developmentally disadvantaged individuals and division of vocational rehabilitation refed clients. She decided to get into the helping professional because her family is devoted to the work. He father was a human resource provider as well as her mother, her grandparents where educators and a therapist. She said that she has always felt compelled to help a needy person, and she feels much gratification when he clients see success. Particularly, she expressed the scope of her duties has challenged her beliefs drastically. Furthermore, she works for a non-profit; for nonprofits funding doesn’t apply to certain

show our customers the care of our business but promote our business in a positive way.

1. Please provide me an example of how you have "multi-tasked" at another job or at school.

For my interview assignment, I spoke with Jeffrey Rothstein, a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS) and corrective exercise specialist (CES) at the PT Center in Akron, Ohio. His primary job there for the past eight years has been to develop training programs for athletes that help prevent injury and improve performance. Mr. Rothstein has a bachelor’s degree in exercise science from the University of Dayton and a master’s degree in exercise science from the University of Pittsburgh. He has credentials from the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), USA Weightlifting, and the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM).

What have you done to prepare for this interview? Follow-up: “Tell me about your understanding of this position and what appeals to you most about this position.”

Define the role of your last position and the key responsibilities of your past position.

Ask employees how they feel about the culture and what would like to see for a change if any.

I saw from your job posting that you are looking for 1st and 2nd year apprentices who can work with FCAW. I’m currently a 1st year registered apprentice and I gained a lot of experience working with Flux core welding at school. I improved my skill with this type of welding at my work term with RM&S. I worked mostly with stainless steel wire which is a difficult metal to work with but this improved my skill using regular flux core wire greatly. I also got the chance to complete some fabrication work on my work term where I built custom orders such as tables and truss’s from blueprints provided by the customer. I currently have all position FCAW CWB ticket as well as the flat and horizontal SMAW tickets. I also have the required safety certifications required for your company which allows me to start as soon as you need me. As you can see from my resume, most of my experience has come from customer service in a call center, however, I feel that this experience taught me to work with little supervision but also be part of team when required. I developed a good understanding of what customer satisfaction really is. I am confident that these skills and experiences will translate well with this position and your company.