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Walk me through how you would string instruments, and adjust trusses and bridges of instruments to obtain specified string tensions and heights. |
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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 a time when you developed your own way of doing things or were self-motivated to finish an important task. |
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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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Tell me about your last experience doing repair work. How did you determine what tools you needed? |
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Provide an example of when you were persistent in the face of obstacles. |
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Describe methods you have found useful to shape old parts and replacement parts to improve tone or intonation, using hand tools, lathes, or soldering irons. |
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Tell me about a time when you successfully determined the cause of an operating error at your company and solved the problem. |
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Name a time when your patience was tested. How did you keep your emotions in check? |
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Name a time when you refinished instruments to protect and decorate them, using hand tools, buffing tools, and varnish. |
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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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Share your approach to mix and measure glue that will be used for instrument repair. |
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Share an experience in which your ability to consider the costs or benefits of a potential action helped you choose the most appropriate action. |
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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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Share an experience in which your understanding of a current or upcoming problem helped your company to respond to the problem. |
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