Re: Inteview questions -- L.H. Kevil Stephen D. Clark 27 Oct 1999 15:18 UTC
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: Inteview questions -- Jerri Swinehart Date: Wed, 27 Oct 1999 15:03:01 -0500 From: "Kevil, L H." <KevilL@missouri.edu> Hi Jerri, Here are our questions: Questions for Library Clerk Candidates · Can you meet the physical requirements listed in the job description? Characterize your manual dexterity. · · Foreign language knowledge · Are you able to work 8-5? · Are you able to work up to 4 hours straight on a PC or terminal (with breaks)? · How much library experience do you have? · How much automation experience do you have · What do consider to be your strengths and weaknesses? · What made you decide to apply for this position? · What can you bring to the job? What can the job give you? · How detail-oriented are you? · What circumstances or situations at work have caused you the greatest frustration? How do you deal with frustration? Give actual examples, if possible. · Discuss actual people problems you have had in the workplace & how you handled them. If no actual examples, discuss how you would handle a hypothetical problem of your choice · Discuss your organizational skills. (ever-changing environment, flexibility, etc.,) · What qualities would you like to see in your own supervisor? Hunter L. Hunter Kevil, Collection Development Librarian, 176 Ellis Library, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO 65201 Voice: 573-884-8760 Fax: 573-882-6034 E-mail: KevilL@missouri.edu -----Original Message----- From: Stephen D. Clark [mailto:sdclar@mail.wm.edu] Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 1999 9:55 AM To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU Subject: Inteview questions -- Jerri Swinehart -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Inteview questions Date: Wed, 27 Oct 1999 15:17:15 -0400 From: Jerri Swinehart <swinehar@OAKLAND.EDU> Shortly I will be interviewing candidates for a Serials Clerk position. My predecessor in the manager's position apparently destroyed all extant copies of interview questions. While there are interview questions that apply across ALL positions in Technical Services, are there other questions that would be beneficial to ask? It occurred to me, for example, that a question about being detail-oriented would be appropriate. Anyone have any suggestions? If this is not of interest to the list, please e-mail me privately. Thank you. Jerri Swinehart Manager-Technical Services Oakland University Kresge Library Rochester, Michigan 48309-4401 swinehar@oakland.edu (248)-370-2478 "Denial is a wonderful place to live but you have to watch out for the crocodiles."