Librarian Interview Questions

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46 Name a time when your patience was tested. How did you keep your emotions in check?
47 What is your area of specialty in history or technology? Tell me about the research you have done in that area.
48 Tell me about an effective educational or public outreach program which you coordinated.
49 Provide a time when you were able to identify a complex problem, evaluate the options, and implement a solution. How did the solution benefit your employer?
50 Share an experience in which your understanding of a current or upcoming problem helped your company to respond to the problem.
51 Name a time when your creativity or alternative thinking solved a problem in your workplace.
52 Provide an experience in which you were sensitive to somone's needs or feelings. How did your helpfulness affect your work environment?
53 What factors do you consider when selecting documents for publication and display? How have you used your knowledge to edit documents for publication and display?
54 Tell me about the last time you monitored or reviewed information and detected a problem. How did you respond?
55 In your experience, what is the key to developing a good team? (Look for how they build mutual trust, respect, and cooperation.)
56 Provide an experience that demonstrates your ability to manage time effectively. What were the challenges and results?
57 Share an experience in which you successfully coordinated with others. How about a coordination effort that was not as successful?
58 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.
59 Provide a time when you dealt calmly and effectively with a high-stress situation.
60 Tell me about the last time you oversaw the work of someone else. How did you effectively motivate, develop, and direct the worker(s)?