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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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									Share your approach to pour, pack, spread, or press plaster, concrete, liquid plastic, or other materials into or around models or molds. | 
									
										
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									Walk me through how you would read work orders or examine parts to determine parts or sections of products to be produced. | 
									
										
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									Tell me about a recent experience you've had working with your hands.  | 
									
										
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									Tell me about the last time you monitored or reviewed information and detected a problem. How did you respond?  | 
									
										
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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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									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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									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.) | 
									
										
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									Name a time when your patience was tested. How did you keep your emotions in check? | 
									
										
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									Provide an example of when you were persistent in the face of obstacles. | 
									
										
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									What kind of experience do you have operating and adjusting controls of heating equipment to melt material or to cure, dry, or bake filled molds? | 
									
										
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									What is the most challenging part of setting the proper operating temperature for each casting? | 
									
										
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									Share an experience in which you've successfully learned how to handle a new piece of equipment? | 
									
										
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									Tell me about the last time you measured and cut products to specified dimensions, using measuring and cutting instruments. | 
									
										
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									Provide a time when you dealt calmly and effectively with a high-stress situation. | 
									
										
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