Traffic Technicians Interview Questions

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1. I have a passion for wanting to do a job that I can be proud of.

2. Yes I do. I have a desire and passion to learn and perform my duties to the best of my ability.

3. I am interested on the timing of traffic lights and how they are synchronized to ensure the most optimal traffic flow.

4. I have a passion for making things more efficient including our city.

5. Safety is my first priority in keeping all drivers safe.

6. Yes, I do but in order to do so I would have a have a greater understanding of how to make this possible.

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1. I want o make a positive impact on the company and provide my proven skills to the company.

2. This opportunity will enhance my educational background by providing me hands on experience and a career.

3. I really like the fact that id be helping my community and being proud of the work we do to make sure the city runs faster and more efficiently. I also would enjoy being able to work outdoors and travelling around the city. On the other hand I also like staying inside whether is be building or assembling something or troubleshooting to fix a problem.

4. It's an awesome job. I love the challenging of making sure that everyone on the road make it home, work, errands make home safely to be with their family.

5. I would like to learn more about how the city operates efficiently while becoming a valuable asset to the team and company.

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1. Yes. I completed a technical internship at Georgia Power.

2. Not for this job specifically. But I do Enjoy learning new things and troubleshooting to find problems.

3. Not related specifically to this position. But I do have lots of hands on experience through my current job and with my hobbies as well. (car stereos, computer, general electronics)

4. No I haven't. I would love to learn the trade. I get excited just by the job duties of a Traffic Signal technician.

5. I have had training at DeVry University on PIC microcontrollers but have not had a chance to further implement my knowledge in the field.

6. I have a little bit of knowledge of the these systems because of my current job.

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1. Ive studied PLC programming.

2. Don't have any experience but I am a fast learner and will do what ever it takes to learn the traffic technology.

3. I know the basics of traffic technology but would like to learn more about the infrastructure that traffic technology is based upon.

4. I have done Advance Diploma in Transportation Engineering Technology. And, for last four years, I am working in Traffic Operation and related fields with the Ministry of Transportation and with Municipality of XYZ. I was communicating with citizens and councillors regarding their concerns related to parking, speeding or traffic operations. And, conducted various traffic studies to verify and severity of the concerns and provided solutions based upon guidelines as set in TAC/OTM manuals.

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1. I think I can bring a lot to the table with my passion for electronics and ability to sit down and fix a problem. Again I am also a fast learner and it shows in my past work experience at home depot.

2. Because I can best represent your company by bringing my great customer service, excellent troubleshooting and problem solving and as well as my ability to adapt well and learn new things.

3. My work ethic. I work really good with other, as well as, great team players. Helping our peers when ever they need help.

4. I believe that with training and time I can become a valuable asset to your team and the company.

5. Because I'm in it to win it. my best quality is trouble shooting and when I get going in a job like this I think I can become a asset.

6. I believe with my previous work experiences and educational background that I am a strong candidate for this position.

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1. Good. I've believe that you should always treat people the way you want to be treated.

2. Strong, I believe being part of a team you have to all communicate and work together. Also being able to help somebody understand something complicated.

3. I would say I have good communication skills. I think its a very important part of being on a team and I think I have a good ability to communicate with co workers, including sharing ideas new plans, discussing improvement, or even asking a question about something new to me.

4. Communication is very important, especially when there is safety being our number 1 priority.

5. I am able to communicate with my peers and supervisors clearly and logically and If I come across a problem that I am not familiar with I will make sure an ask right away for the best outcome.

6. I have great communication skills. On daily bases I have to email and make phone calls to customers to vendors all of us techs communication on an message board that we all see so that we all have the same information.

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1. Computers, scanners, forklifts, hand tools.

2. Most hardware tools, soldering gun, some welding machines.

3. All manual hand tools, Electronic tools meters, electrical tools, wire cutters,

4. I have worked with the basic hand tools, as well as for vehicle repair, torque specs, and electronic repair on personal equipment.

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1. Attention to detail. A wire not properly connected could cause the system to malfunction.

2. My strongest strength would be my communication/customer service skills. I am able to communicate well with my co workers and can communicate my ideas and thoughts goo to others.

3. My ablility to communicate and challenge myself. Working at homedepot I got moved around in departments a lot so I had to adapt to new scenarios and fimilairize myself with new products. I think communication is key for things in a buisness to run effeciently.

4. Always thinking safety in my mind with my surroundings, customers, peers.

5. My greatest strength is my ability to ask questions when I don't know the answer, I can learn quickly on the job to make sure the job is done in a timely manner.

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1. I tend to be to thorough. When I cant solve a problem in a timely manner,I should ask a more experienced technician.

2. I can fixate too much on small details when there is a heavier workload I need to not focus so much on the small details when time is a factor.

3. Being to fixated on smaller details when there are many tasks at hand.

4. I could be really busy and peer asking to help, always thinking about other help first and I'll stop to help out. Should think about which is priority first.

5. My greatest weakness was not being able to ask question but since then I have learned that it is not a weakness to ask for help but a learning experience to do so.

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1. Being apart of a company I am proud to work for.

2. Senior Signal Technician expert.

3. I see myself being a valuable team member to the unit that I am assigned to and being able to train other technicians as I was trained years before.

4. I have great communication skills. On daily bases I have to email and make phone calls to customers to vendors all of us techs communication on an message board that we all see so that we all have the same information.

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1. By wearing personal protective equipment and following all safety regulations.

2. Wearing the proper PPE and always being cautious.

3. Always, there is not one day that I don't think about safety being our first priority.

4. Make sure I have all the equipment I need to complete the job safely and take inventory of the materials I have in the beginning of my shift, and make any stops by operations that I need to complete the job safely.

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1. I love troubleshooting and looking at problems in different ways. I am a good problem solver.

2. I work hard to be a problem solver to make our job safer or the safety of our customers.

3. I think that I am, and if it is something that I don't understand at the moment, I have a ability to ask to senior technicians.

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1. Good. I passed college algebra with an A.

2. My math skills are good and if there is anything I need to further practice, I will do my best to do so in a timely manner.

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1. I try to remain calm and never personalize a situation.

2. Take a step back and don't rush things, take my time and ensure everything is going smoothly.

3. Challenging and at the end of the day, hopefully, the challenge job was a success.

4. I handle stressful situations well, I do my best to get the job done in a time manner while practicing personal safety for myself as well as the team.

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1. I think you should hire me because I have good communication and problem solving skills. I am also a fast learner and I am very interested in traffic signals and electronics.

2. First of all, what's always on my mind when I start my day at work is safety. I'm a go getter, very responsible, and a great team worker.

3. I believe that with on the job training I could become a valuable team member to have on your team.

4. I am a dependable worker with great work ethic. I have been interested and in this Traffic tech position for a while now and I know how good of an opportunity it would be.

5. You should hire me because I have strong understand on signalling and my experience will help me to give this company a good reputation.

6. Because I have experience in computer networking and troubleshooting.