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Department of Juvenile Justice Mock Interview

To help you prepare for a Department of Juvenile Justice job interview, here are 30 interview questions and answer examples.

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Tell us about your ability to work under pressure.

They're curious about what you might consider a high-pressure work environment. They are also assessing how capably you'd navigate the kinds of pressures you'd face in this role.

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30 Department of Juvenile Justice Interview Questions & Answers

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  • Behavioral

    1. Tell us about your ability to work under pressure.

  • Behavioral

    2. Are you able to regulate your emotions to do your job effectively?

  • Behavioral

    3. When faced with confrontation and aggression, how do you handle it?

  • Behavioral

    4. What interests you about this position?

  • Behavioral

    5. What motivates you?

  • Behavioral

    6. How do you handle conflict in the workplace?

  • Behavioral

    7. Give us an example of a stressful situation that put you to the test.

  • Behavioral

    8. What do you consider your greatest achievement outside of work?

  • Behavioral

    9. Give us an example of when you went above and beyond the call of duty.

  • Behavioral

    10. Tell us about yourself.

  • Behavioral

    11. Why should we hire you?

  • Behavioral

    12. What are your strengths and weaknesses?

  • Behavioral

    13. How would you describe your work style?

  • Communication

    14. Describe an occasion where you mediated a dispute between two people.

  • Discovery

    15. How comfortable do you feel about working around young offenders?

  • Discovery

    16. Have you ever managed a medical emergency?

  • Discovery

    17. Do you have any experience working with people with mental illness?

  • Discovery

    18. Do you have children?

  • Discovery

    19. What are your expectations for this work?

  • Discovery

    20. How comfortable are you with being in a locked facility?

  • Discovery

    21. How long do you envision committing yourself to this position?

  • Discovery

    22. What's the biggest challenge you anticipate facing in this position?

  • Discovery

    23. Why are you seeking employment?

  • Discovery

    24. In what ways do you consider yourself overqualified for this position?

  • Discovery

    25. Where do you see yourself in five years?

  • Discovery

    26. What is your availability?

  • General

    27. What questions do you have?

  • Salary

    28. What are your salary expectations?

  • Scenario

    29. If an inmate escaped and you were in a facility that was locked down, how would you respond?

  • Situational

    30. Give me an example of when you used your observational skills to resolve or prevent a problem.