Public Works Mock Interview
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Question 8 of 30
How did you hear about this position?
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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.
Part of the job of a recruiter is to craft an effective marketing campaign designed with the intent of recruiting their target talent. What helps them do their job better is identifying which of their efforts yield the greatest results, so they can improve upon their strategies and increase their rate of success. So, to help make their job easier, share not only where you first heard about the position, but what about their value propositions convinced you to pursue this opportunity, and which of their efforts you found most attractive.
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.
Whether you saw the job posting on a site such as Glassdoor or Indeed, on a government job board, more specific public works sites such as Public Works Careers, or directly on their website, focus your answer on what it was that made this feel like the right fit for you. Also, if this qualifies as a union position, explore the recruiting efforts of the union as well. There was a NY Times article touching on jobs that are sitting empty in the public sector, and they explain how their unions have started pitching in to help those agencies recruit new talent. "Shortages of state and city personnel, especially those who must work on site, are so dire that unions are helping to get people in the door."
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.
"Initially, I saw this posting on Public Works Careers. But I decided I wanted to learn more about the agency and the position, so I explored both the job listing and the agency on your site, and it was there, learning more about your culture and values, that I started to seriously consider this might be the right job for me. When I checked out the employee reviews on Glassdoor, I saw the job posting again there. But when I applied, I did so directly through the portal on your site. How long has this post been open, can you say?"
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