Recreational Counselor Interview Questions

31 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.
32 Tell me about a time when you developed your own way of doing things or were self-motivated to finish an important task.
33 Tell me about a recreational activity which you organized, led, or effectively promoted interest in.
34 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.)
35 Name a time when your creativity or alternative thinking solved a problem in your workplace.
36 Share an experience in which your willingness to lead or offer an opinion helped your company.
37 Share an experience in which you supervised and coordinated the work activities of personnel (e.g. training staff or assigning work duties). What methods made you successful?
38 Provide an experience that demonstrates your ability to manage time effectively. What were the challenges and results?
39 Please share an experience in which you successfully taught a difficult principle or concept. How were you able to be successful?
40 Provide an experience in which you conferred with management to resolve a participant complaint.
41 Name a time when you identified strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions to problems. What was the impact?
42 Provide an experience in which you effectively conducted individual in-room visits with residents.
43 Describe an effective method you have used to explain principles, techniques, and safety procedures to participants in recreational activities.
44 Tell me about the last time you oversaw the work of someone else. How did you effectively motivate, develop, and direct the worker(s)?
45 Share an experience in which you adapted an activity to better meet participant needs.

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