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Technical/Professional Knowledge

What is the most significant written document, report, or presentation that you have completed? What

made it an effective product?

How do you view the librarian’s role in the academic community?

How do you keep up-to-date with changes in librarianship and in library technology?

What was the most creative work-related project that you have completed? What did you enjoy about the

experience.

What do you think is the most important development in your field today? What impact do you think it will

have?

How do you keep informed about what’s happening in your field?

To what job-related organizations do you belong?

What job-related publications do you normally read?

Have you recently attended any conferences or seminars in your field? What did you get out of them?

Do you have a philosophy of public service? How would you characterize it?

How did you choose the library profession? What rewards does it hold for you?

Please tell me about a great idea you have witnessed in the field of librarianship recently. What impressed

you about it?

Now that you’ve had a chance to look at the job description, please describe to me things that you have

done which demonstrate your experience or ability to perform well in this job.

If a friend asked you what you would be doing in this job, what would you say?

Give me an example of a time when you used your fact-finding skills to gain information needed to solve a

problem; then tell me how you analyzed the information and came to a decision.

What professional goals do you still want to achieve?

Work Standards

How would you define a good job in your line of work?

What personal performance standards do you set for yourself? What have you done to meet them? What

do you do if you find yourself falling short of a standard?

If you were going to evaluate your own performance, what factors would you consider most important?

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