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· Tell me about yourself? How would others describe you? How would former co-workers and/or supervisors describe you? Tell me about your work and/or school experiences.
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- Calming, reliable, sees results
- First time teaching/supervisor's observations --> First day tried to be animated. Later on, was given positive feedback for having my own teaching style that still proved effective because the children were attentive and respectful yet appeared to be enjoying the demonstrations and appeared fascinated by the science facts.
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· What is your greatest strength? Describe your greatest accomplishments.
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Eagerness to learn and take something away from each situation.
Greatest accomplishment --> tell weight loss story...Looking at where I came from and now advocating for health and pursuing the public health as a career, THAT's what I'm most proud of. |
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· What do you need to improve? What have you learned from past mistakes? What’s been your greatest challenge? What difficult situation have you faced and how did you handle it?
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| I used to have more difficulty with time management when I began my last internship because I was working 4 different people in my office and they would often each have a project or task for me to complete and at first I would try to complete one project at a time, which is where I learned to love work plans. Being able to map out what has most priority and then letting all of my supervisors aware of what I'm working was really helpful and allowed me to multi-task a lot better. |
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· Why should I hire you? What are the most important qualities you would bring to this position? How would our organization benefit from your expertise? Why do you want to work for us? Why do you feel you are the best person for the job?
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| I know that I have the experience and good head on my shoulders to fulfill this position. This position asks for background in health promotion and working with youth and I provide both of those. I am sure that there will be things that less familiar with but like I said, I am eager to learn and grow. |
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· Where do you see yourself in the next five years? What are your short and long-term goals?
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| In the next 5 years I am hoping to be finishing up either graduate school or earning my teaching credential. Short term goals are mostly focusing on creating a firm foundation of work experience. I've loved my previous internship experiences but I really can't wait be fully focused on one profession. |
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· How do you handle stress/pressure/deadlines on the job? How do you multi-task? How do you handle being responsible for multiple tasks and projects?
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Work plan
Keeping supervisor(s) in the loop.
It can be challenging to be responsible for multiple tasks and projects but I feel that I get the best results from when I'm being pushed like that...pretty much no room to be lazy and you have to be fully focused. |
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· Give an example of a time you worked as part of a team and describe your role.
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| With FASD we went to a community event where there were a few hundred potential people to apply for Calfresh and it required the team to take shifts, people playing to their strengths, such as being able to speak a different language or being better at explaining the politics of it all or completing applications, it was really important for everyone to pull their own weight and still be there to offer support for one another. |
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· What motivates you? Why are you looking for a new position? What appeals to you about this position?
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| Passion = health b/c I grew up obese and it wasn't until I was empowered through education that I felt that I had control. Also, my growing passion for teaching...for that gratification when my students say "Bye Mr. Chris!" and getting that sense that they learned something, and that it was I who taught them. And to put these 2 things together is what drew me to this position. |
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· Provide an example of a project you coordinated or managed.
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· What kind of management style do you prefer? Describe the behaviors of your favorite supervisor.
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| I prefer to me macromanaged. I think communication b/w a supervisor and his/her subordinate is essential, but I find it most effective for my work ethic to be given a task or project and being entrusted to figure out how to complete it successfully. I think weekly or even bi-weekly meetings with a supervisor would be great just to brush up on the progress and any major concerns. |
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· How do you handle conflict? Describe a time you had to deal with conflict with a co-worker or supervisor and how you went about resolving it.
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