QUESTION 14 OF 32

When have you worked in an environment where you had to get dirty, sweaty, etc.?

Being a Zookeeper can be a very dirty job.Assure the interviewer that you are absolutely okay with getting messy on the job.

"I have worked at our city's animal shelter for the past 3 years. The majority of the time I am cleaning up after dogs, cats, and bunnies. It's often a messy and smelly job but I don't mind at all because it makes the animals so happy. Rest assured, I can absolutely handle getting dirty on the job."

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Anonymous Answer

Cleaning out otters is always a dirty job and usually ends up with you smelling like the animal yourself. Northern Irish weather is often rainy and windy, and our animals mean we have to be outside during all of the elements. I have no issue with getting dirty or sweaty.

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Animal care is often hands-on work that results in you getting dirty and tired! You can enhance this answer further by sharing how often you clean out the otter habitat as well as how hands-on care for your other animals in Northern Ireland requires that you be willing to get dirty or work hard. This shows the interviewer that you don't mind that kind of work for the sake of animal welfare.

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