Cement Mason Mock Interview
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Question 31 of 35
Do you work well under pressure?
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Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
Working under pressure and in stressful situations is expected in this profession. You will have deadlines to meet, crew members who call off work on the day of a big pour, customers who have questions or concerns, mixers that show up late, and mud that dries too quickly. As a cement mason, it is your job to work well under pressure and solve problems that may come up. The interviewer wants to know that you will work well under pressure if they offer you the job. Give an example of a job where you worked well under pressure and remained calm and in control.
Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
"Yes, I work very well under pressure. Just last week, we had a big second-story slab to pour, with trucks lined up on the project. Halfway through the pour, the pump broke down. I had to scramble to find a way to get the mud to the second floor. My crew and I rigged up a pulley system and started hauling buckets of concrete to the second floor. I called dispatch and asked if they could send another pump, which they did, but they were an hour out. So, we used the pulley system for an hour and made the best of what we had to work with. In the end, the floor turned out great."
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