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Talk about your ability to be flexible on the job. Why do you think it is important to be flexible in this role as our next Academic Support Coordinator?

In hiring the next Academic Support Coordinator on their team, your interviewer needs the ideal candidate to be flexible and adaptive. In this role, many factors and duties will require you to be flexible. Whether working with and supporting a diverse team of educators, each with their own needs or jumping to and from the many other duties required for this role, your interviewer wants to hear that you can handle the twists and turns of the work. Answer with an example, and talk about why flexibility and adaptability are critical skills for this role.

"I consider myself a flexible person on the job. I enjoy dynamic work environments that require thinking on my feet, problem-solving and collaborating with others. When I have to troubleshoot in my current job, I know that new information might mean I have to change course or reveal an issue that must then go back through my colleagues so they can be prepared. And helping my team is one of the aspects of my work I value most. And sometimes that means we have to chase the rabbit trails to find solutions."

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As an educator, you have to be a flexible person. I could plan the most perfect lesson, but have to completely change it by the second hour. I enjoyed having to problem-solve and collaborate with my colleagues to find a solution that we were all having. It was important that we knew how to adjust and adapt to different situations. I know in this role we will be collaborating with different departments to find solutions.

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