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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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Provide an experience that demonstrates your ability to manage time effectively. What were the challenges and results? |
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Share what methods you use to negotiate and authorize purchase, sale, exchange, or loan of collections. |
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Name a time where you developed and maintained an institution's registration, cataloging, and basic recordkeeping systems, using computer databases. Name a system you used. |
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What is the most challenging part of train and supervising curatorial, fiscal, technical, research, and clerical staff, as well as volunteers or interns? |
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Share an effective approach to confer with the board of directors to formulate and interpret policies, to determine budget requirements, and to plan overall operations. |
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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. |
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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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Provide an example of a time when you successfully organized a diverse group of people to accomplish a task. |
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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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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? |
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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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Would you consider analyzing data or information a strength? How so? |
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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? |
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Provide an example of when you were persistent in the face of obstacles. |
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