Security Manager Mock Interview
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Question 33 of 40
If hired, are you available to work weekends and holidays when needed?
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Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
As a Security Manager, you may be required to work weekends and holidays. If the interviewer asks this question, they will need you to work holidays and weekends when necessary. They ask this question in the interview to be transparent and determine if this job requirement will be an issue for you if hired.
Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
Interviewers want flexible employees who will be team players. If working weekends and holidays is part of the job requirement, it should have been mentioned in the job announcement and should not surprise you. Assure the interviewer that you understand that this is a requirement and that you will not have an issue working the schedule they assign to you.
Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
If you want to be considered for the position, it is best to be flexible and open to working the assigned schedule. Even though many people do not like working weekends and holidays, you must be adaptable to working atypical schedules in the security industry and avoid saying you cannot work holidays and weekends.
Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
"Yes, I am available to work any schedule you assign me. I have been a Security Manager for the past ten years and understand what it's like to work odd shifts. My family is understanding of my schedule. If I have to work on a holiday or another special occasion, we celebrate the occasion on my days off."
Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
"Yes, I am open to working whenever you need me to. I work weekends and holidays now, so it will not be any different than what I am used to."
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