Social Work Supervisor Mock Interview
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Question 5 of 30
What experience do you have working with our target population?
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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 asks this question to see if you have experience working with the agency's target population. If you have experience working with the people they serve, the interviewer may feel that you are a better candidate than others for the job. They intend to determine how much training you might need to understand the people you will be working with.
Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
Focus on any past work you have done with the population the agency serves. Even if you were not paid to work with this group of people and worked in a volunteer capacity, the interviewer wants to hear of any related experience. If you do not have experience working with the agency's target population, explain that you do not have experience but are excited to learn all you can.
Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
Avoid saying you have experience with the agency's target population if you do not. The interviewer will review your resume and talk to previous employers, and you do not want to appear untruthful.
Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
"I have five years of experience working with your target population. I have volunteered for the last five years with the Feed the People organization and am very familiar with homelessness and hunger. I am excited about this opportunity to interview for this position, as I want to continue working with the homeless and helping to feed the community in which I live."
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