What is your approach to safety?
Before considering hiring anyone, a recruiter has to assess whether a candidate would be an asset or a liability. One of their values, under how they operate, is "Health and Safety. We are focused on ensuring everyone goes home safe and healthy every day." Therefore, your interviewer needs to ensure anyone who they consider hiring will prioritize safety as they do. They even have articles on their website featuring safety heroes who spoke up, brought attention to safety concerns, and served as courageous safety leaders.
"Safety has always been a very high priority for me. This is one of the reasons why Teck Resources stands out, especially since it is a core value, which you just don't see every day. I go out of my way to set the example of consistently ensuring all safety precautions are being taken at work and off the job. Life's too short. I frequently volunteer to lead our safety committee, and always speak up if I see someone doing something unsafe, or identify a less-than-ideal safety condition. Setting this sort of example not only protects me and the members of my team but protects the company's interests as well."
When researching their website you'll find they repeatedly reiterate their safety priorities as one of their core values. Nearly every one of their positions requires candidates to "be a courageous safety leader. Safety is a core value at Teck, and we believe we can operate without fatalities or serious injuries. This belief is at the heart of Courageous Safety Leadership (CSL), which is central to our safety strategy at Teck. CSL is a journey, for each of us individually, within our teams, and for our company, one on which we are constantly strengthening our culture of safety. It starts with each of us having the courage and responsibility to speak up. CSL is a values-based approach to safety that challenges existing beliefs and attitudes, and empowers every employee to be a safety leader. In CSL, we also learned about the ripple effect our safe work choices can have on our family, friends and coworkers. Courageous Safety Leadership is the heart of safety at Teck."
Community answers are written by other candidates practicing this set. Reading how others frame the same question is one of the fastest ways to sharpen your own.
Anonymous Answer
According to myself, what makes or breaks a company is the humans that work there and their affinity towards their company. Thus the main focus of a company should be to provide a safe and secure working environment for the people that work there.
Rachelle's Feedback
You make some very true statements, which is good! Try to focus your answer more on what you will do to help Teck Resources in their commitment to safety. As it stands, your answer is very focused on what the company should be doing for their employees.
