Interview Qs

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Within the past six months I have attended two job interviews, one to work in FE, the other HE. After each interview, I reflect on my performance and how I approached the questions. I find this helps identify my strengths and weaknesses, as well as anticipate possible topics for discussion in future interviews. 

Here is a list of the interview questions I have recently been asked – as you can see, they are fairly generic rather than library-specific. If anyone is job hunting, I hope this comes in handy for you!

FE library interview:

• What are your strengths?
• What are your development needs?
• Can you prove a regular commitment to CPD activities?
• How could you utilise ILT in this role?
• What do you consider to be the future of libraries?

HE library interview:

• When have you been accountable for something?
• How do you cope with change?
• When have you done something innovative?
• What experience do you have of engaging with learners?
• What experience do you have of delivering user education?
• What experience do you have of engaging with teaching staff?
• What experience do you have of working to Service Level Agreements?