1. How do you prioritize your day to day activities?
2. As a forensics scientist you will come across disturbing crime scenes and data. Do you have strong command over your emotions?
3. Are you comfortable with calling in specialized experts, and can you recognize when they may be required? (Ie: doctors, chemists, etc)
4. Have you ever had to reconstruct a crime scene? Did you find it helpful?
5. Have you ever been the main lead in a case?
6. If you could choose, would you rather work in a lab or on a crime scene?
7. Do you have a criminal record and/or is there anything in your history that would be important for us to know?
8. Have you ever written a report or study as a SME (subject matter expert)? If so, what was the subject and whom was the report for?
9. If you could specialize in any area of forensics, which would you choose?
10. Do you have an area of expertise within forensic science? (Ie: fingerprinting, biochemistry, or handwriting analysis.)
11. Tell me about your experience with documentation and report writing.
12. While attending university/college, what was your favorite subject and why?
13. Tell me about your post-secondary education. Did you begin university/college knowing that you wanted a career in forensic science?
14. How do you stay up to date with new trends and discoveries in forensic science?
15. What 3 positive things would your most recent supervisor say about you?
16. What made you choose to become a forensic science technician?
17. If you weren't in forensic science, what career would you choose?
18. Are you comfortable testifying in court? Have you ever had to testify in court?
19. Your schedule as a forensic science technician can be sporadic at times. Are you available to work overtime, evenings, weekends, and holidays - even if it is short notice?
20. Tell me about a time when you contaminated or ruined evidence by accident. What happened and what did you learn from your mistake?
21. Are there any type of job duties that would disgust you and inhibit your performance?
22. Are you a detail oriented person?
23. Have you ever had to juggle two or more projects at the same time?
24. How do your soft skills help you to be a successful forensic science technician?
25. What would your current coworkers say about you?
26. Tell me how you go about delegating work.
27. In what ways are you trying to improve yourself as a forensic science technician?
28. What is the most difficult part of being a forensic science technician?
29. What do you like most about being a forensic science technician?
30. What do you like least about being a forensic science technician?