Anthropologist Interview Questions

31 Expound on a time when you developed intervention procedures, using techniques such as individual and focus group interviews, consultations, and participant observation of social interaction.
32 Share a time when you willingly took on additional responsibilities or challenges. How did you successfully meet all of the demands of these responsibilities? (Make sure the candidate is a self-starter and can demonstrate some initiative.)
33 Provide an example when your ethics were tested.
34 Share an experience in which your attention to detail and thoroughness had an impact on your last company.
35 What kind of experience do you have in observing the production, distribution, and consumption of food to identify and mitigate threats to food security.
36 Describe an experience where you examined museum collections of hominid fossils to classify anatomical and physiological variations and to determine how they fit into evolutionary theory.
37 Walk me through how to Identify culturally specific beliefs and practices affecting health status and access to services for distinct populations and communities, in collaboration with medical and public health officials.
38 Provide a time when you worked in a rapidly evolving workplace. How did you deal with the change? (Make sure the candidate is flexible.)
39 Share an example of when you established and accomplished a goal that was personally challenging. What helped you succeed?
40 Name a time when you trained others in the application of ethnographic research methods to solve problems in organizational effectiveness, communications, technology development, policy making, and program planning.
41 What have you found to be the best way to monitor the performance of your work and/or the work of others? Share a time when you had to take corrective action.
42 Tell me about a time when you developed your own way of doing things or were self-motivated to finish an important task.
43 Explain what process you used to analyze and characterize user experiences and institutional settings to assist consumer product developers, technology developers, and software engineers with the design of innovative products and services.
44 Share an example of when you went above and beyond the "call of duty". (Look for answers that show the candidate is dependable.)
45 Name a time when your patience was tested. How did you keep your emotions in check?