Any technical government workers out there?

[Exuberant]

I have an interview to be a 4th Class Power Engineer for the Government of Alberta. I am already employed but this is a dream job I hope to acquire. I am just looking for any insight you may have on how to prepare for the interview. What kind of questions or scenarios are they going to throw at me? There is a panel of members interviewing me so I would like to perform my best! Thanks a head of time for any insight you may have.

[Okotokian]

No idea. But if it's your dream job, good luck!

[rottie]

There will be some tech questions , some about conflict resolution, interpersonal skills, where do you see yourself in 5 years that sorta stuff

[Hoopi]

Hi: Take the job ad and turn the statements into "tell me about a time you did...? <this> kind of questions.

Give your replies using the S.T.A.R; Situation Task Action Result response.

IE Tell me about a time you came into conflict with a peer at work.

Response;
S - While working at ABC Company
T- I had the task of doing this and I got into a conflict with my peer
A- I put up with it a little and then decided the approach the guy in private and chat it out
R - We are not best friends now, but we are able to work professionally together.

Hoopi

[roger]

questions include, how many nurses does it take to screw in a light bulb???
just one all they have to do is hold it, cause the revolves around them!!

be prepared to make half as much as our 4th class counterparts in the oilfeild, so youll never be able to affrod those cool white rimmed sunglasses or DC decals for your back window. but hey, you might run into me or rottie, we are like two of the coolest dudes your likely to ever meet so it cant be all that bad.

[Mr Rogi]

Hello Exuberant,

Hoppi is referring to behavioral interview questions. They are very popular these days with HR people.

I used a book to help me prep for the interview for my current job, and have recommended a few of my friends to be prepared to answer this type of questions. They were all glad they did.

You should spend a little time coming up with some specific questions/answers using your own experiences.

The S-T-A-R acronym is just one example used to remember the structure of your answer. Just pick one that will be easy for you to use.

I have added a link below.

http://www.hsu.edu/Career/completelistofbehavioral.pdf

Good luck on the interview.

[Weedy1]

Originally Posted by Exuberant

What kind of questions or scenarios are they going to throw at me?

1.0 What is a nut-flush?

2.0 Your supervisor spots you walking down the hallway when you are supposed to be doing your checks in the boiler room. What do you do?

a) bribe him with the candy you stole from Jane's desk in accounting.
b) ask him if he's ok with you going to your massage early. (any of you 4th class gov't guys know what I'm talking about here don't you?)
c) fake a limp immediately and ask for medical assistance.
d) play stupid and hope your supervisor is doing the same dog you are.
e) all of the above.

3.0 Susan from human resources walks into your office, strips down to nothing and lies down on your desk in front of you. What do you do?

4.0 You catch Harry faking the water treatment logs. You realize there hasn't been any chemical additions for the last 17 years due to Harry's neglect. What do you do?

a) get Harry to teach you how to sell boiler treatment on Ebay?
b) buy a new rain suit.
c) raise 50 cents.
d) fold

5.0 It's 40 below outside, boiler #1 is down because Harry is a frickin moron, the low water cut out on boiler #2 is stuck, and the feed water line to boiler #3 is frozen because the day shift left the overhead door to the boiler room open. What do you do?

a) finish reading the "letters to the editor".
b) jumper the low water cut out.
c) ignore everything and hope nobody notices until the next shift.
d) call Wojciech, Gitanjali, Jianguo or Roberto to see if they can help.
e) call a controls contractor to give you a free answer to your dilemma then ignore every quote he gives you for the next three years because your having your Mom, sister and little brother provide you the quotes you need to satisfy the government bean counters. Cut Harry in on the deal because you making huge coin on eBay.

[bighornram]

im doing power engineering, 4th class.you got any study material that you wouldn't mind sharing.

[Exuberant]

The 4th Class text books were pretty good study material for me.