Casting Director Interview Questions

16 Name a time when your patience was tested. How did you keep your emotions in check?
17 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.)
18 Provide an experience that demonstrates your ability to manage time effectively. What were the challenges and results?
19 What is the secret to select performers for roles or submit lists of suitable performers to producers or directors for final selection? Share an example.
20 What is the most challenging part of reading scripts and conferring with producers in order to determine the types and numbers of performers required for a given production?
21 Please share with me an example of how you helped coach or mentor someone. What improvements did you see in the person's knowledge or skills?
22 Tell me about your last experience recruiting, interviewing, or hiring an employee. What techniques did you find most effective in finding the right person for the job?
23 Describe a time when you successfully persuaded another person to change his/her way of thinking or behavior.
24 Tell me about a time when you developed your own way of doing things or were self-motivated to finish an important task.
25 Provide an example when your ethics were tested.
26 Name a time when your creativity or alternative thinking solved a problem in your workplace.
27 Share an example of when you established and accomplished a goal that was personally challenging. What helped you succeed?
28 Provide an experience in which you were sensitive to somone's needs or feelings. How did your helpfulness affect your work environment?
29 Name a time when you located performers or extras for crowd and background scenes, and stand-ins or photo doubles for actors, by direct contact or through agents.
30 Describe an experience when you prepared actors for auditions by providing scripts and information about roles and casting requirements.