A social worker, seeking a job recently
asked me to conduct a mock job interview with her prior to an upcoming job
interview. Please see below a list of ten
questions I asked her…..
- Based on your understanding of the position, can you please explain what you believe to be the three most important aspects of the job.
- Please tell me about your experience working with (counselling) persons with disabilities, in poverty, etc. (as appropriate).
- Please tell me about any experience you have in developing and implementing plans for individuals with disabilities, in poverty, etc. (as appropriate).
- Please tell me about your personal approach (philosophy) to counselling, (or philosophy in applying your social work methods).
- If your workplace implemented a policy you didn’t agree with, what would you do?
- Through your experiences and research, how are you familiar with local agencies and services serving the community, especially those services that can benefit persons with disabilities, in poverty, etc (as appropriate).
- Please describe how your values are reflective of the values, mission and vision of this organization.
- What are your strengths/weaknesses?
- Can you please tell me about your experience supervising others?
- Do you have any questions you wish to ask me?
