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									Tell me about a recent experience you've had working with your hands.  | 
									
										
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									How do you stay fit in order to perform physical activities that are required in the workplace? | 
									
										
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									Describe an experience when you positioned and held timbers, lumber, or paneling in place for fastening or cutting. | 
									
										
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									What kind of experience do you have selecting tools, equipment, or materials from storage and transport items to work site? | 
									
										
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									Share an experience in which your attention to detail and thoroughness had an impact on your last company.  | 
									
										
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									Share an example of when you went above and beyond the "call of duty". (Look for answers that show the candidate is dependable.) | 
									
										
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									Share an experience in which your diligence of inspecting equipment, structures, or materials helped you identify a problem or the cause of a problem.  | 
									
										
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									Provide a time when you worked in a rapidly evolving workplace. How did you deal with the change? (Make sure the candidate is flexible.) | 
									
										
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									Tell me how you organize, plan, and prioritize your work. | 
									
										
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									How do you balance cooperation with others and independent thinking? Share an example. (Try to determine if the candidate has a cooperative attitude or is otherwise good-natured.) | 
									
										
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									Describe a system you would use to perform tie spacing layout and measure, mark, drill or cut. | 
									
										
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									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.) | 
									
										
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									Walk me through how you would secure stakes to grids for constructions of footings, nail scabs to footing forms, and vibrate and float concrete. | 
									
										
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									Name a time when your patience was tested. How did you keep your emotions in check? | 
									
										
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									Describe an effective method to hold plumb bobs, sighting rods, or other equipment to aid in establishing reference points and lines. | 
									
										
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