Instrument Technician Mock Interview

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Question 17 of 25

At work, have you ever had to choose between doing something quickly and doing something well? What did you do?

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Everyone has had to make the choice between doing something right or doing something fast. Try to give an example of a time when you chose to do something safely and correctly, versus just quickly getting it done. The capacity to be thorough when completing a job, as well as double-checking your work to make sure standards are met, should also be mentioned so that few mistakes are made.

Elizabeth Engler

"I've definitely been asked to rush through a job to meet a deadline. I always choose to do it safely, which often means talking through the timeline with those who think it should be a lot faster than I do. Usually, once I lay out the reasons why I can't just fix something quickly, they understand that I want to do the job safely, and I want to do it the right way."

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