This is SUCH a great list of questions!
Thank you to everyone who gave me input! Here is the compiled
list for your use and enjoyment!
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Describe
a situation where you had to learn a new skill or
technology quickly. How did you go about it, and what was the
outcome?
How
comfortable are you with using social media professionally?
Being
organized is essential for this position. How do you
prioritize your work when
you have multiple deadlines to meet and what tools do you use
to stay
organized?
How do you
ensure that you maintain a high level of quality in your work,
even when facing
interruptions, time constraints, or pressure?
Can
you tell me about a time when you faced a significant
challenge or failure at work? How did you approach it, and
what did you learn
from the experience?
Patron
privacy is absolutely essential to our organization. How do
you ensure
confidentiality and integrity while completing your task?
What do
inclusion and diversity mean to you?
Can you
describe a time when you had to work with a difficult patron
(student,
customer, client) colleague, manager? How did you handle the
situation while
maintaining professionalism and productivity?
Tell me about
a time when you had to adapt to changes in a project or work
environment? How did you manage the transition while staying
focused on
achieving your goals?
Additional
Questions to consider
adding:
1.
Think
of an instance when something you had planned went wrong.
What did you
do?
2.
Think
of a day when you left work feeling that it had been a great
day. Why?
3.
Our
mission is [your
mission here]; tell us how you interpret that and how your
work would support
it.
4.
We
value
inclusion; tell us what that means to you.
5.
If you could
be any character, from any book/movie, who would you be and
why?
(You
can justify this question by asking more specifically about the
characteristics
traits they identify with and how they'd handle the characters
weaknesses.)
It's
a broadened/librarian version
of the "What Disney character would you be?"
6.
We now require
anyone who will be doing Children's work-- esp forward facing
work like leading
storytimes or Crafts-- to bring us a prepared storytime: Theme,
opening,
stories (choose at least 3 books)1-2 songs/actions/fingerplays,
and a craft
idea, with a materials list and example of how it would be set
up and executed.
They must also explain how their choices reflect the theme.
7.
We also take the question about a program with
an unlimited budget and then ask how they would scale it with a
minimal budget.
– Diane McKee also attached two excellent lists of questions.
8.
You are on the library trivia team- what area of
expertise do you bring to the table?
9.
Katie Ester posted this AMAZING resource she got
from the Facebook group for library directors https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1N9segNyNeOssPYqfZ1pacKEHYDPpETKI00lHW_ppJF0/htmlview?fbclid=IwAR2PG7EffZlEknVUL1REO9Ufg91ocOA0tMLyxQPi_S0I6uIXF2cFTeiTU3s
10.
How do you feel about glitter?
11.
What advice would you give to your
former boss?
12.
What do you feel is one of the
biggest challenges facing public libraries today?
13.
What is the difference between
management and leadership?
--
Kari Besancon (Bə-sank’-in), MLIS
District Director
Iosco-Arenac District Library
zv323
989-362-2651
k.besancon@vlc.lib.mi.us