Commercial Diver Interview Questions

16 Provide an example of a time when you were able to demonstrate excellent listening skills. What was the situation and outcome?
17 In your experience, what is the key to developing a good team? (Look for how they build mutual trust, respect, and cooperation.)
18 Please share with me an example of how you helped coach or mentor someone. What improvements did you see in the person's knowledge or skills?
19 Provide an example of when you were persistent in the face of obstacles.
20 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.)
21 Name a time where you performed offshore oil or gas exploration or extraction duties, such as conducting underwater surveys or repairing and maintaining drilling rigs or platforms.
22 Describe an experience where you performed activities related to underwater search and rescue, salvage, recovery, or cleanup operations.
23 What have you found to be the best way to salvage wrecked ships or their cargo, using pneumatic power velocity and hydraulic tools and explosive charges, when necessary? Share an example.
24 Describe an experienced where you recovered objects by placing rigging around sunken objects, hooking rigging to crane lines, and operating winches, derricks, or cranes to raise objects? Were you successful?
25 Walk me through how you inspect and test docks, ships, buoyage systems, plant intakes or outflows, or underwater pipelines, cables, or sewers, using closed circuit television, still photography, and testing equipment.
26 What is the most challenging part of supervising or training other divers, including hobby divers? Share an experience.
27 Provide a time when you worked in a rapidly evolving workplace. How did you deal with the change? (Make sure the candidate is flexible.)
28 Name a time when your patience was tested. How did you keep your emotions in check?
29 Share an experience in which your attention to detail and thoroughness had an impact on your last company.
30 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.)