31School Bus Driver Interview Questions & Answers
1.Tell me about your driving experience.
2.How well do you control your temper?
3.Tell me about your driver training.
4.If a kid throws up, while in route to school, how would you handle the situation?
5.If a kid continues to throw a paper airplane at you while in route to school, how would you handle the situation?
6.If a fight breaks out while in route to school, how would you handle the situation?
7.What do you think would be the most rewarding aspect of driving a school bus?
8.What would your last employer say about your reliability?
9.Tell me about your experience operating a large vehicle.
10.Driving a school bus requires arriving at the bus depot at 6 AM. Will this work for you?
11.If I were to ask your previous employer about how many days you missed over the last year, what would he say?
12.How would you handle a situation on your bus in which a student attempted to or did physically harm you or another student?
13.A student changes seats several times. You have asked him to sit still without success. What would be your response?
14.How do you handle conflict?
15.What are some skills that make you a better school bus driver?
16.Is there anything you would like to add about yourself that you feel we should know when considering you for this position?
17.In the event of a serious accident, what procedure would you follow?
18.A person you do not know comes to your bus to pick up a kindergarten student. The student does not seem to know them. What would you do?
19.You have entered a busy intersection and a passenger vehicle cuts in front of you. What would be your response?
20.How do you plan to adapt to many different bus routes?
21.Are you available to work extra shifts, like sporting events and field trips?
22.Are you willing to work as a substitute driver in all areas of the district?
23.How do you make sure scheduled stops are on time?
24.Why do you want to be a school bus driver?
25.Do you have any driver certifications?
26.Are you experienced in using a CB radio to communicate with the school and other bus drivers?
27.If an older student kicks a younger student out of a seat, how would you handle this situation?
28.If I were to ask your previous employer, about how many days you missed, what would he or she say?
29.Is there anything we should be aware of that may come up on your criminal background check?
30.Why are you the best candidate for us?
31.What types of defensive driving techniques do you use?