Library Assistant Mock Interview

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Question 24 of 27

What frustrates you the most as a library assistant? How do you go about fixing it/solving it?

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Ryan Brown
Ryan Brown

Ryan Brown created and launched MockQuestions in 2008.

Most people have aspects to their job that frustrate them, and that is okay! The key is ensuring that you do not allow your frustrations to get the best of you and spoil your day. Instead, we want to focus on the positives outweighing the negatives. Begin by mentioning that for the most part you really like your job. Next, mention one frustration that you occasionally have sharing that you recognize it comes with the job. Describe how you work through the frustration. Finally, close by mentioning that the positives always outweigh the negatives, and you really enjoy your job! You might say something like this, "Overall, I love my job as a library assistant. If I had to pick one thing that occasionally frustrates me, it's probably that people are occasionally disrespectful and just shove books on the shelves wherever they want instead of putting them where they belong. Mostly, I just want people to be able to find things easily. I have hung up clever signs throughout the library encouraging people to respectfully put things back where they belong, and the signs really seem to be helping! Being a library assistant is a great job! There really aren't many frustrating aspects to the job."

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