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Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
The interviewer wants to hear what you like least about your job to see if what you dislike will interfere with your performance if hired. For example, if you state that you dislike working with people, you might not get chosen as a candidate since your job entails working with other individuals. A better answer is to say that you dislike it when the weather prevents you from working, you do not like it when other operators do not take care of their equipment, or you do not like the instability of your job due to the climate or economy. Describe what you like least about your career and explain how you overcome it and perform your job successfully.

Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
Avoid naming something you dislike if it is one of the job requirements on the job announcement. If the company is looking for an excavator operator that is a team player and works well with others, you do not want to say that what you like least about your job is working on a team.

Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
"It is hard to say what I like least about this job because I love what I do. If I had to choose one thing, it would be when I am called off work due to bad weather. When that happens, I turn it into a positive because I get to spend more time at home with my family."

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