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Library Assistant Mock Interview

To help you prepare for your Library Assistant interview, here are 27 interview questions and answer examples.

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If you do not have any post-secondary education, do you plan on receiving that in the future?

The interviewer is curious if you will pursue further education to become a librarian or pursue another career. Go ahead and candidly share if you have plans to pursue your Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree expressing what degree you hope to receive and your timeline for pursuing post-secondary education.

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27 Library Assistant Interview Questions & Answers

Below is a list of our Library Assistant interview questions. Click on any interview question to view our answer advice and answer examples. You may view six answer examples before our paywall loads. Afterwards, you'll be asked to upgrade to view the rest of our answers.

  • 1. If you do not have any post-secondary education, do you plan on receiving that in the future?

  • 2. What management style do you prefer working with?

  • 3. What is your philosophy to librarianship?

  • 4. Who are some of your favorite authors? Favorite books?

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

  • 6. Would there be any situation where you would refuse to answer a patron's question or request?

  • 7. Based on the job description, which of the duties do you feel most comfortable with, and which do you feel may take some time to learn?

  • 8. What are some of your proudest accomplishments as a library assistant?

  • 9. What is it about our position that interests you the most?

  • 10. Why are you interested in leaving your current position?

  • 11. Tell us about your work experience in libraries.

  • 12. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

  • 13. What are your career goals?

  • 14. When have you used a computer to assist a patron at the library? How did you help them?

  • 15. Why should we hire you?

  • 16. What area of the library do you hope to specialize in?

  • 17. Have you ever dealt with an upset guest at the library before? What was the problem and how did you handle it?

  • 18. Have you created any special programs in your library before? Were they successful?

  • 19. What experiences do you have using a computer in the library?

  • 20. How would you rate your organizational skills?

  • 21. What task in the library do you typically dislike doing the most?

  • 22. As a Library Assistant, what do you believe is your best asset?

  • 23. What three words would you use to describe yourself?

  • 24. How do you keep track of work so that it gets done on time?

  • 25. What was the last book you read for fun?

  • 26. If I called your boss right now and asked him or her what is an area that you could improve on, what would he or she say?

  • 27. Give me a time when you went above and beyond the requirements for a project.