Department of Water Resources Mock Interview
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Question 21 of 30
Are you good at asking for help when you need it?
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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.
"I'm good at asking for help when needed, but 'when needed' is subjective. It depends on whether I've exhausted all my resources first. If I was working side by side with someone, and asking for help speeds things up without distracting others from their priorities, of course, I'll ask for help. If I need to ask my supervisor for help and they are busy prioritizing the needs of the team, then I'll take the time to explore it on my own."
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.
This question gauges your work ethic, efficiency, and how self-reliant you are. It serves to determine if you delegate your workload to others and how you prioritize the efficiency of the team over your needs. It will also tell the interviewer if you rely on the team when appropriate and how team-focused you are.
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.
Prioritizing the needs of the team is the name of the game here. Focus on balancing self-sufficiency with using the tools at your disposal. If there is no way to handle a situation on your own, you shouldn't delay asking for help. If you can handle a task on your own, even when that task is undesirable, and it is less of a burden on the team to handle it on your own, even when you prefer not to, then offer that distinction. This exhibits big-picture thinking.
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