Excavator Mock Interview
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Question 32 of 35
How important is safety to you on a construction site?
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Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
Safety should be a top priority on any construction site, and the interviewer wants to hear that safety is also a high priority for you. Workplace injuries and death can cost the company a lot of money, and they want to ensure that you will follow all safety protocols if hired. Explain how your safety and others are very important to you and how you follow safety procedures on every project.
Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
You do not want to answer that safety is not a priority. Suppose the interviewer feels that you will be a danger or liability to the company. In that case, they will pass you over for a candidate who believes in and follows the company's safety protocols and procedures.
Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
"Safety is my number one priority on any construction site. It is not difficult to follow the company's safety policies to ensure that my crew and I make it home safely at the end of the shift. I have seen too many friends become injured or die because of unsafe practices."
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