Skilled Trade Interview Questions

• Which situations kept you from coming to work on time at your last job? How often did that occur?
• Tell me about your last performance review. What was mentioned about how you could improve? Any reoccurring themes?
• Describe a recent problem you had with one of your manager's decisions. How did you handle it?
• What about your character makes you a good candidate for this job?
• Priorities often change suddenly throughout the day. If you are asked to quickly do another task, how does that affect your mood? What if it's the third time before noon?
• What do you feel is an acceptable amount of days to be absent in a calendar year?
• How do you handle situations that could cause you to be tardy or absent?
• How have you responded in the past when you found another employee was stealing?
• 24/7 operations are like relay races where you take the baton, run with it, and then pass it on smoothly. How do you make seamless transitions on shift changes?
• How have you responded in the past when your replacement has called in sick and a substitute has taken over an hour to come in?
• During the last year, when your replacement hasn't shown up and your manager asked you to stay late, what percentage of the time have you stayed late?
• Think about the last time your manager critiqued your work. How did you respond?
• Give an example of when you did something without being asked. Can you give me another example?
• Tell me about your most frustrating experience as a (job title). How did you handle it?