Surveillance Operator Mock Interview

Practice 30 Surveillance Operator interview questions covering threat detection, monitoring protocols, and situational judgment.

Question 22 of 30

Are you a leader or a follower?

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A good leader takes initiative, listens and communicates well with others. A good follower is good at following directions and working hard to accomplish tasks. Both have great qualities. Depending on the role, it may be more important for you to instigate solving problems and creating innovative solutions, or it may be more important to get the work done. Share some of your strengths to show you have qualities in both categories. Consider answering this question by simply saying, "It depends on the situation. I am good at listening and following directions, but I am also great with people and working as a team to solve problems. I would say I have qualities of both, and I know I would rise to the occasion if given a leadership opportunity."

"It depends on the situation. I am good at listening and following directions, but I am also great with people and working as a team to solve problems. I would say I have qualities of both, and I know I would rise to the occasion if given a leadership opportunity."

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30Surveillance Operator Interview Questions & Answers

1.What would your previous supervisor say about you?

2.Name the top 3 skills you possess that will help you the most in this role.

3.What skills would you like to develop in this job?

4.Why are you the best candidate for this surveillance job?

5.Describe a time when you were asked to keep information confidential.

6.How do you involve your manager when you make a decision?

7.If you can, tell me about a time when your trustworthiness was challenged. How did you respond?

8.Have the jobs you held in the past required little attention, moderate attention, or a great deal of attention to detail?

9.What do you know about our company?

10.As a surveillance operator, it is very important to be detail oriented. How do you stay organized and focused on the correct details?

11.Do you have any post-secondary education?

12.Walk me through your resume, highlighting your surveillance experience.

13.As a surveillance operator, you will be responsible for documenting any incidences. Do you have experience in writing and documentation?

14.Do you have a criminal record?

15.If you could attend training of any kind, what would you choose?

16.What are your long term career goals?

17.What are your short term career goals?

18.Would you consider yourself tech savvy?

19.As a surveillance operator you have many options to further your career path. What seems most interesting for you?

20.Do you have an interest in criminal justice?

21.What started your interest in surveillance?

22.Are you a leader or a follower?

23.How would you describe your personality?

24.We have had concerns with employee theft recently. What would you do if you saw someone stealing on the video monitor?

25.When have you shown great integrity at work?

26.Why do you want to work for us?

27.What is your greatest weakness?

28.Have you ever had to deal with equipment failure? What did you do or what would you do in that situation?

29.One of your coworkers starts making sexual comments about guests on the video monitors. What do you do?

30.Your coworker consistently forgets to organize the tapes in chronological order before ending his shift and handing over the post to you. What do you do?