Assistant Research Scientist Interview Questions

31 What factors do you consider when disseminating information by writing reports and scientific papers or journal articles, and by making presentations and giving talks for schools, clubs, interest groups and park interpretive programs?
32 Walk me through how you would study characteristics of animals such as origin, interrelationships, classification, life histories and diseases, development, genetics, and distribution.
33 Share an experience in which your willingness to lead or offer an opinion helped your company.
34 Name a time when your creativity or alternative thinking solved a problem in your workplace.
35 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.)
36 Share an example of when you established and accomplished a goal that was personally challenging. What helped you succeed?
37 Share your effective system to analyze characteristics of animals to identify and classify them.
38 Share an example when you coordinated preventive programs to control the outbreak of wildlife diseases.
39 Describe an experience when you informed and responded to public regarding wildlife and conservation issues, such as plant identification, hunting ordinances, and nuisance wildlife.
40 How often do you perform administrative duties such as fundraising, public relations, budgeting, and supervision of zoo staff? What works for you?
41 What have you found to be the best way to prepare collections of preserved specimens or microscopic slides for species identification and study of development or disease?
42 What is your approach when checking for, and ensuring compliance with, environmental laws and notifying law enforcement when violations are identified? Share an example.
43 Describe a time when you successfully persuaded another person to change his/her way of thinking or behavior.