Band Instrument Repair Technician Interview Questions

31 What kind of experience do you have soldering or welding frames of mallet instruments and metal drum parts?
32 Provide an experience in which you were sensitive to somone's needs or feelings. How did your helpfulness affect your work environment?
33 Provide an experience that demonstrates your ability to manage time effectively. What were the challenges and results?
34 Tell me about the last time you performed routine maintenance on equipment. How did you determine when and what type of work was needed?
35 Provide a time when you dealt calmly and effectively with a high-stress situation.
36 Describe an experience when you repaired breaks in percussion instruments such as drums and cymbals, using drill presses, power saws, glue, clamps, grinding wheels, or other hand tools.
37 Provide an example of a time when you were able to demonstrate excellent listening skills. What was the situation and outcome?
38 Walk me through how you would strike wood, fiberglass, or metal bars of instruments, and use tuned blocks, stroboscopes, or electronic tuners to evaluate tones made by instruments
39 Tell me about the last time you monitored or reviewed information and detected a problem. How did you respond?
40 What kind of experience do you have assembling and installing new pipe organs and pianos in buildings?
41 Have you ever cut new drumheads from animal skins, using scissors, and soak drumheads in water to make them pliable? Share an example.
42 Describe a time when you successfully persuaded another person to change his/her way of thinking or behavior.
43 Describe a time when you were able to select the best tool to do a job. How did you use reasoning skills to make the best choice?
44 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.)
45 Share an experience in which your willingness to lead or offer an opinion helped your company.