Department of Social Services Mock Interview
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How do you describe your personal boundaries?
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Kevin Downey has an extensive background in business management, recruiting, branding and marketing. He's volunteered his career coaching services at job fairs, lecturing on interview techniques and crafting winning resumes and cover letters.
They're attempting to ascertain where you stand in your work/life balance and the degree to which you are able to maintain your professional boundaries in emotionally charged situations. They'll need confidence and assurances that you will be able to distance yourself from getting too involved in the personal affairs of those you'll be encountering on the job.
Kevin Downey has an extensive background in business management, recruiting, branding and marketing. He's volunteered his career coaching services at job fairs, lecturing on interview techniques and crafting winning resumes and cover letters.
Exude confidence and emotional maturity. These qualities are integral to leadership. Demonstrate that you've balanced both worlds, your professional and personal life, and your ability to keep them separated. Offer an example of where this was put to the test to drive it home.
Kevin Downey has an extensive background in business management, recruiting, branding and marketing. He's volunteered his career coaching services at job fairs, lecturing on interview techniques and crafting winning resumes and cover letters.
"The work we do is nuanced and takes a high degree of sensitivity and empathy. But if you lose sight of your boundaries, and things get blurred, then you performing not only a disservice to those populations you are aiming to serve but a disservice to your career and the work you'd hope to continue to do. So, yes, a valid question. I consider myself a professional, and my boundaries are professional as well."
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