Costume Designer Interview Questions

16 Share an experience in which personal connections to coworkers or others helped you to be successful in your work. (Make sure candidate works well with others.)
17 Provide a time when you worked in a rapidly evolving workplace. How did you deal with the change? (Make sure the candidate is flexible.)
18 Tell me about a time when you developed your own way of doing things or were self-motivated to finish an important task.
19 Describe a time when you successfully provided personal assistance to a coworker or patron.
20 Provide an example of when you were persistent in the face of obstacles.
21 Tell me how you organize, plan, and prioritize your work.
22 How do you make sure the appearance of costumes on stage or under lights to determine whether desired effects are being achieved?
23 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.)
24 Share an experience in which your willingness to lead or offer an opinion helped your company.
25 Share an example of a time you had to gather information from multiple sources. How did you determine which information was relevant?
26 What is the most challenging part of monitoring, maintaining, or securing inventories of costumes, wigs, or makeup, providing keys or access to assigned directors, costume designers, or wardrobe mistresses/masters?
27 What kind of experience do you have directing the work of wardrobe crews during dress rehearsals or performances? Share an example.
28 Provide an example of a time when you were able to demonstrate excellent listening skills. What was the situation and outcome?
29 Please share an experience in which you presented to a group. What was the situation and how did it go?
30 Provide an example when you were able to prevent a problem because you foresaw the reaction of another person.

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