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Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
The interviewer will ask this question if one of the job duties is to train others. It could be that your job would be to train interns, staff, and the community. The interviewer wants to determine your experience and qualifications in a teaching capacity to see if you will be a good fit for their agency.

Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
Focus on the number of years of experience you have training others and in what capacity. Describe your experience training and mentoring new Social Workers, providing continuing education training, or teaching the public community awareness programs.

Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
This question applies to training others while working as a Social Work Supervisor. Avoid describing training others in a different capacity unless you are a new Social Work Supervisor with no prior experience. If that is the case, you can use an experience where you trained others as a coach, a tutor, or new employees at a previous job.

Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
"I have worked as a Social Work Supervisor for the past ten years and have trained the public on community awareness programs, social work students at a University, and mentored new Social Work Interns at the agencies I have worked for. I feel confident in my teaching capabilities."

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