QUESTION 29 OF 30

Besides vacation and holiday time, how many days were you absent from work last year?

The company wants to hire a responsible and dependable Substance Abuse Social Worker who shows up to work when scheduled. The interviewer asks this question to evaluate your work attendance in the past year. If you called off work many times in the past year, they might hesitate to offer you the position unless your reasons were excusable.

Focus on the exact number of days you missed work and why. If the interviewer deems your absence from work an excused and unavoidable reason to miss work, it will likely not be an issue. If you have many unexcused absences, they may disqualify you as a viable candidate.

"I was absent from work three days last year. I had minor outpatient surgery, and my doctor recommended taking a few days to recover. I arranged the time off with my supervisor before scheduling the surgery, and she allowed me to use sick leave. Other than that, I did not miss any other days last year."

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Besides vacation and holiday time, how many days were you absent from work last year?

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