Research and Development Laboratory Technician (R and D Lab Technician) Interview Questions

31 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.)
32 Share an experience in which your diligence of inspecting equipment, structures, or materials helped you identify a problem or the cause of a problem.
33 Name a time when your patience was tested. How did you keep your emotions in check?
34 Tell me about a time when you developed your own way of doing things or were self-motivated to finish an important task.
35 Share an experience in which you maintained inventories in a laboratory or a storage facility. What methods did you find effective?
36 Provide an experience in which you were sensitive to somone's needs or feelings. How did your helpfulness affect your work environment?
37 Share an experience you had in dealing with a difficult person and how you handled the situation.
38 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.
39 Share an experience in which your willingness to lead or offer an opinion helped your company.
40 Share an example of when you established and accomplished a goal that was personally challenging. What helped you succeed?
41 Provide an example of when you were persistent in the face of obstacles.
42 Share an experience in which your understanding of a current or upcoming problem helped your company to respond to the problem.
43 Name a time when your creativity or alternative thinking solved a problem in your workplace.
44 Give me an example of when you thought outside of the box. How did it help your employer?
45 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.)

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