Landscaping and Groundskeeping Laborer Interview Questions

16 Tell me about the last time you monitored or reviewed information and detected a problem. How did you respond?
17 Describe methods you have found effective to mix and spray or spread fertilizers, herbicides, or insecticides onto grass, shrubs, or trees, using hand or automatic sprayers or spreaders.
18 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.)
19 Tell me how you provide proper upkeep of sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, fountains, planters, burial sites, or other grounds features.
20 Name a time when your patience was tested. How did you keep your emotions in check?
21 Provide an example of when you were persistent in the face of obstacles.
22 What is the most challenging part of using irrigation methods to adjust the amount of water consumption and to prevent waste?
23 What do you know about planting seeds, bulbs, foliage, flowering plants, grass, ground covers, trees, or shrubs and apply mulch for protection, using gardening tools?
24 Describe an experience when you followed planned landscaping designs to determine where to lay sod, sow grass, or plant flowers or foliage.
25 Name a time when your creativity or alternative thinking solved a problem in your workplace.
26 Share an example of a time you had to gather information from multiple sources. How did you determine which information was relevant?
27 Provide a time when you worked in a rapidly evolving workplace. How did you deal with the change? (Make sure the candidate is flexible.)
28 What have you found to be the best way to advise customers on plant selection or care?
29 Provide a time when you dealt calmly and effectively with a high-stress situation.
30 Share an experience in which your willingness to lead or offer an opinion helped your company.

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