Film or Tape Librarian Interview Questions

16 Provide a time when you worked in a rapidly evolving workplace. How did you deal with the change? (Make sure the candidate is flexible.)
17 Provide an experience in which your ability to actively find ways to help people improved your company or your own work ethic.
18 How often do you have to send out notices and accept fine payments for lost or overdue books?
19 Walk me through how you would perform clerical activities, such as answering phones, sorting mail, filing, typing, word processing, and photocopying and mailing out material.
20 Provide a time when you dealt calmly and effectively with a high-stress situation.
21 Name a time when your patience was tested. How did you keep your emotions in check?
22 What kind of experience do you have performing accounting and bookkeeping activities such as, invoicing, maintaining financial records, budgeting, and handling cash?
23 Provide an example when your ethics were tested.
24 Provide an example of a time when you were able to demonstrate excellent listening skills. What was the situation and outcome?
25 Describe an experience when you provided assistance to librarians in the maintenance of collections of books, periodicals, magazines, newspapers, and audiovisual and other materials.
26 How do you deal with disruptive or problem patrons? Share an example.
27 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.)
28 Describe an effective system to sort books, publications, and other items according to established procedure and return them to shelves, files, or other designated storage areas.
29 Please share an experience in which you presented to a group. What was the situation and how did it go?
30 Share an effective approach to classify and catalog items according to content and purpose.

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