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Talk about a time you were faced with a safety concern involving an animal. How did you handle the situation?
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Human Resources Management Professional with over 13 years of experience. Extensive background in Talent Acquisition and Recruiting a wide range of positions including Scientific, Operations, Human Resources, Real Estate, Finance, Medical, IT and more.
The interviewer wants to know that if you are presented with a potential safety concern involving an animal you are trained to deescalate the situation. The interviewer is trying to determine what types of safety training you have had in previous roles.
Human Resources Management Professional with over 13 years of experience. Extensive background in Talent Acquisition and Recruiting a wide range of positions including Scientific, Operations, Human Resources, Real Estate, Finance, Medical, IT and more.
Discuss a time you faced with a safety issue involving an animal in your role. Discuss the steps you took to eliminate the risk and any safety trainings you applied that related to that particular situation. If there is anything you would have done differently, talk about that at this time.
Human Resources Management Professional with over 13 years of experience. Extensive background in Talent Acquisition and Recruiting a wide range of positions including Scientific, Operations, Human Resources, Real Estate, Finance, Medical, IT and more.
"In a previous role, we kept animals overnight in the back, and they were all in one area. It was a safety concern because if an animal had an illness that was contagious, others could easily catch it. We had several meetings about it and decided to have multiple rooms so that we could space the overnight animals out more. This was very helpful and effective at keeping the animals from spreading illness."
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Our clinic gives the owners the possibility of an overnight staying for their pets in certain circumstances. One day one of the vet technicians decided to keep a small puppy in the back along with the other animals hospitalized. The issue was that all animals were sharing the same space, including another puppy, and the one newly brought was not vaccinated. It was a safety concern because if this animal had a contagious illness, others could easily catch it. We had a meeting about it and decided to test the puppy. It came out negative, but after this incident, we decided to have multiple rooms so that we could space the overnight animals out more. This was very helpful and effective at keeping the animals from spreading illness.
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It sounds like you navigate this difficult situation appropriately! This response shows strong problem-solving skills.
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