Correctional Officer Captain Interview Questions

1 Provide an example of when you set expectations and monitored the performance of subordinates. What guidance and direction did you find most effective?
2 Walk me through how you would maintain order, discipline, and security within assigned areas in accordance with relevant rules, regulations, policies, and laws.
3 What is the most challenging part of maintaining knowledge of, comply with, and enforce all institutional policies, rules, procedures, and regulations?
4 Describe methods you have found effective to supervise and direct the work of correctional officers to ensure the safe custody, discipline, and welfare of inmates.
5 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?
6 Provide an example of a time when you successfully organized a diverse group of people to accomplish a task.
7 Share an experience you had in dealing with a difficult person and how you handled the situation.
8 How do you stay fit in order to perform physical activities that are required in the workplace?
9 Tell me how you organize, plan, and prioritize your work.
10 Tell me about an experience in which you analyzed information and evaluated results to choose the best solution to a problem.
11 Tell me about the last time you monitored or reviewed information and detected a problem. How did you respond?
12 Share an example of a time you had to gather information from multiple sources. How did you determine which information was relevant?
13 Tell me about the last time you oversaw the work of someone else. How did you effectively motivate, develop, and direct the worker(s)?
14 Name a time when you identified strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions to problems. What was the impact?
15 Please share an experience in which you presented to a group. What was the situation and how did it go?