Questions you may encounter in a teacher job interview

1. Tell us about yourself.

Answer: I have completed my MA Degree from a reputed university in Malaysia in Mathematics and my scores were splendid. My past academic records were also up to the mark. I have been working as a teacher of Mathematics at a school in junior grade and now want to improve my career. I live with my parents and I am the elder among my siblings. I am single and now planning to concentrate on my career than any other thing. 

2. Why did you decide to become a teacher?

Answer: Well, I am quite sharp in mathematics and my parents asked me to share my knowledge among others. So, I sort out that only teaching is the profession where I would have chance to share my knowledge and experience with the students and they also would be able to practices the real-life skills in their practical life. I think teaching is an excellent profession in terms of contributing to the society. If a teacher can inspire and single student or enlighten a single person, he is quite successful. Very few professionals have the chance to serve the people in this noble manner. 

3. How do you teach to the state standards?

Answer: I teach following the rules and regulations set by the state. Sometimes I have to explain the issues to make them clearer about the topic I am teaching which is also advised by the state standards. 

4. What are your greatest strengths?
Answer: I am very good at mathematics and can solve the mathematical problems within the shortest possible time. Moreover, I am a quick learner and can adapt with any situations at any time. I am capable to make the students or people understand about any specific issues.

5. What is your biggest weakness?
Answer: I am not good at other subjects and memorizing is impossible for me. I cannot memorize but if I comprehend something, I can remember that for life.

6. What are your thoughts on team-teaching?
Answer: This is a good idea for the teachers. A team of teachers would be able to teach far better than an individual. You know, two brains have more ideas than a single one.

7. How will you prepare students for standardized assessments?
Answer: I will go through the prescribed syllabus for them and carefully make the prepared for the assessments in some specific ways. Firstly I will teach them the lessons and assign some home works to do. Gradually I will follow the routine and by then of the term, I hope they would be prepared for the standardized assessments.

8. Describe a successful lesson. Tell why it was successful.
Answer: A successful lesson is the lesson which is learnt by all the students present at the classroom. As the lesson is learnt by all the students, they would be able to answer all the required questions from the entire lesson or no matter if they are made from any of the parts of the lesson. When every single student learns the lesson by heart, then it is considered as the lesson is successful.

9. What is your teaching philosophy?
Answer: I want to make my students skilled in the subject I am teaching on and also want that they should learn something that should be useful in their real life. As a teacher, I want to make them skilled in dealing with the struggles of life. I am not only their teacher rather I also act like their mentors for everything. So, my teaching philosophy is not limited only teaching or making them understand the subject matter, I also try to guide them so that they could be able to survive in the practical life.   

10. What type of classroom management structure would you implement if you were hired?
Answer: I would like to follow the standard procedures for managing the classroom or if you have any preset structure. I would not implement something that is harmful for the students or for the class or brings defame for my institution I am working in. 

11. How have you used, or how will you use, technology in the classroom?
Answer: The use of technology is a must for the classroom. I have made the best use of technology – used multimedia to make my lessons easier. I will also use the similar method here like making some presentations using power point presentation so that the students could get a better understanding. I will encourage students to open a new blog, would encourage them to learn the necessary software usages and would share my lecture and class schedule online. 

12. How do you handle classroom discipline?
Answer: I am strict regarding discipline. I would not allow any student to break the discipline and if such events are found, I will take stringent punitive measures against the student like informing the parents, not allowing them to attend classes for a certain period etc.

13. Have you had experience boosting a student's self-esteem? If so, how?
Answer: Yes, I always do that. Appreciation is the best inspiration for them. When a student is appreciated over something, s/ he get inspiration to continue the work and the self-esteem is boosted to a greater extent. I often appreciate my students and I do it even for their minor achievements in any aspects either it be for their academic activities or in their private life. But the achievements should be positive in terms.     

14. What philosophy guides your work?
Answer: As a teacher, I am responsible to build the future of a student and I have to do my work perfectly. If I am unable to perform my duties perfectly, the student may be unable to succeed in life. Again, there are some teachers who run after money and insincere to teach the students. As a result, the students do not get a quality education. So, I try to be strict and sincere in obeying my duties and responsibilities as a teacher.

15. Would you be interested in participating in after school activities?
Answer: Sure, I would participate in after school activities if I am required to.

16. Can you tell me about a successful behaviour management strategy you have used in the past that helped engage a pupil or group of pupils?
Answer: Sorry, I, in fact did not have experience of such behavior management activities as I did not need them any time in my career. All of the pupils I received were decent enough to behave themselves.  

17. If you overheard some colleagues talking about you, what would they say?
Answer: I cannot figure out any of my faults. I prefer to remain silent always after the class and do not get involved in to gossips or share any of my private events. So, I think they would have nothing much to say about me except my introvert nature. 

18. Why do you want to work in special education?
Answer: Working in special education provides necessary chances to learn many real-life skills and those are highly beneficial for individuals who have participated in the special education. So, I want to work in special education. 

19. Why do you want to work in this school?
Answer: There are several reasons for my desire to work in this school. This is one of the most reputed schools in the entire district and oldest as well. Working here will be a new experience for me and I will have a greater audience. Besides, the school has a selective process of admitting students and it appears that most of the students are smarter than the other students. So, my shared knowledge would be more effective with these students here. 

20. What are the key qualities and skills that students look for in teachers?
Answer: Usually students want that their teacher should be skilled in the subject matter s/ he is to teach. They also want their teacher to be polite and careful to them. The most important thing is that they do not like a teacher who is fearsome. Smart and witty answers from the teachers are also appreciated by the students. But they do not like teachers who are not strict with the academic studies.

21. If we decided not to appoint you, what would we be missing out on?
Answer: I think you would be missing the chance to appoint a perfect mathematician for your students who owns much potential and by the same time you are losing the chance of achieving more benefits that could be assisted from my part. In fact most of the people realize the weight of the things they hold when they drop off them and then they have to regret for their carelessness.   

22. How can you make sure that students have understood a new concept?
Answer: Discussing a new concept with them, I would ask them to explain what they have understood. For this, they do not need to appear on any exams or need to do any home work. If they comprehend the issue, they would be able to make that clearer by them and if they do not understand, I think they would not be able to discuss the issue spontaneously. This is the standard procedure to ensure the comprehension of any issues to the students. 

23. How could you help a student to improve their reading skills?
Answer: Reading more and more helps to improve the reading skill for everyone. So, I would ask them to read out loud in the classroom and it would help to improve their reading skills. 

24. How can the teaching assistant help the teacher to engage children?
Answer: The teaching assistant can help in different ways and mostly they could provide information about the students’ overall conditions like how they are studying or how they are doing in with the academic studies both at home and school, if they abide by the rules and regulations of the school etc.  

25. Do you have any skills that you can use in the classroom, for example music or art?
Answer: Sorry, I do not own such skills. I only own the skill that is I can make the mathematics simpler that the students would be able to understand them quickly and easily.  However I am a good chess player.

26. Tell me about a classroom situation or project where you had to apply an unusual level of creativity.
Answer: Usually I take classes always with multimedia, and when they are absent in the classroom, I have to take classes by my own. I have to use my intelligence and creativity. For instance, once I lost my pen drive containing the multimedia lecture and then I had to use my own creativity at the classroom. I asked the authority to supply me a white board with a marker pen. I used the board and pen to make the issues clearer to the students.

27. Do you think teaching should be fun?
Answer: Yes, I believe that teaching definitely should be fun. If teaching is taken as teaching only, then there are chances that the learning will be of no use if that is not associated with fun. 

28. What would you do if a student wasn't handing her homework on a regular basis?
Answer: Well, in that case my first duty is to inform the issue to the parents of the students. I would also try to convince the student that it is an important part of the school and he should abide by the rule. I would finally encourage him and praise him for any good quality he has. 

29. How do you communicate with parents?
Answer: Usually I invite the parents at the school by issuing letters. When they come to meet me at the school compound, I usually greet them and say about my identity and next arrives the points of their wards – how they are doing, what they are doing. I also try to get information about the students’ activities at home. If I have any suggestions, I mention them clearly to the parents. 

30. What are your classroom rules? How do you make students familiar with the rules?
Answer: I have few classroom rules. The first one is that everyone is allowed to express their feelings or ideas about the subject I am teaching on, but they have to share the ideas gradually. I do not allow students to remain absent in the class without any solid reason. Besides, I ask them to be regular with their home works. When I go for taking a class, I show the rules on a MS PowerPoint slide and ask them to note down the points. 

31. What daily or weekly routines would be incorporated in your teaching?
Answer: In fact, the daily or weekly routines are not be set by myself. So, if the authority wants to include something with me as part of my daily or weekly activity, I would accept that and I think that may be mostly being present after the school or taking part in any other activities and so on.

32. One student hits another student. What do you do?
Answer: I would inquire about the entire event and take punitive measures against the guilty one.

33. A student throws a pencil across the room. What do you do?
Answer: Simply I would ask the student to stop the throwing or I will ask him/ her to stand out of my class as punishment. 

34. Explain what you would do if a student was swearing in your class?
Answer: In such case, I would ask the student to bring parents in the next class or I will not allow him to attend the class until he brings them. 

35. What would you do if a student was complaining about an assignment you've given?
Answer: I would try to understand about the weakness of student with the assignment and then make the topics clearer so that the assignment becomes easier.  I will find out if the student has indeed failed to understand the assignment or has he left it intentionally. In the first case, I will make it easier for him but for the latter one I will give him even harder assignments.

36. What would you do if a parent complained about an assignment?
Answer: In that case, I would ask the parent to meet me and I will make them understand about the necessity of the students or about the difficulty that I have imposed on them so that they could overcome and be successful.  

37. Would you describe yourself as a "tough" teacher or an "understanding" teacher? Explain.
Answer: I am an understanding teacher. I never behave rude with my students and always care for them. I try to understand their troubles and other issues and never be cruel with them if they forget to bring any home work or unable to do the assignment. I try to make the things easier to them, always. 

38. How would you create a behavior modification for a student with ongoing behavior problems?
Answer: I will mark up the behaviors at first and then ask the student to meet me after the class. I will ask him to answer about the specific behaves and will allow him to amend and the chance is given only once. 

39. What are some ways you can avoid behavior problems?
Answer: Ignoring is the best way to avoid problems. So, if I ignore the behavior problems, I think I can avoid them. 

40. Without giving any names, describe the most challenging student you've ever taught.
Answer: He was in his seventh grade and was unable to understand the mathematical terms. So, I had to pay more attention to him, and suddenly I realized that he was stubborn by his nature. He liked to irritate the teachers by this way. Though he understood everything, he pretended that he could not understand what he was said. 

41. What would you do to calm an angry parent?

Answer: A well behave is enough to calm an angry parent. When the parent becomes angry, they just need a sensible mid to heal their anger and I believe I am sensible enough to lessen the angers.

42. Do you think it is appropriate for children in school to be using the Internet?
Answer: No, this is completely inappropriate for the students. Using internet in school will destroy their time and by the same time, they will lose concentration to the studies. So, I firmly believe that children should be forbidden using internet on schools. However they should be allowed to use in when they are in the computer lab. 

43. What was the most frustrating thing about student teaching?
Answer: Frustration appears when after teaching everything by every possible ways, the students cannot make a good result or their scores are not up to the mark. At that time I cannot stop frustration from grabbing me.

44. Describe the biggest challenge you've ever had to face.
Answer: In the beginning of my career, many of the students got failed in their mathematics and I was made responsible for the failure. But the trouble was in somewhere else. The teacher who assessed the examination’s answer scripts made the mistake. He did not take the answer sheet with him that I submitted with the question paper to the authority. So, being unaware of the right answers, he misjudged the answer scripts which made the disaster.

45. What is your definition of a life-long learner?  How can you promote life-long learning in your classroom?
Answer: Life-long learner refers to those who are always eager to learn. They do not stop learning even in their old age. I promote the life-long learning by inspiring students to read books on varied interest. When the interest will be grown up among them, they will keep learning till they live.

46. Would you be willing to help out with extra-curricular activities?  Which ones?
Answer: Yes, I am. Indoor games are my favorite extra-curricular activities and I prefer to participate in chess. I would be able to arrange chess tournaments as part of extra-curricular activity in the school.  

47. Describe the differences between a good teacher and a great teacher?
Answer: A good teacher is the individual who teaches following the rules and regulations. A great teacher is the individual who is able to make the students eager in learning by themselves and enlightens them as individuals. 

48. If you teach a lesson and your students don't seem to be "getting it," what do you do?
Answer: Firstly, I try to figure out if there is any problem with my teaching method and if there are none, then I move to the student to know about his/ her weakness. I try to collect information about the topic I am teaching if it is difficult for the students. So, when everything is done, I try to make the lessons easier for them to get that. 

49. In what ways can you teach students to be accepting of one-another?
Answer: I would try to increase the mutual respect and tolerance limit among the students. The most misunderstandings happen as people do not have mutual respect and the tolerance limit level is almost zero. If the tolerance limit is increased, they could start accepting one another and they could also be benefitted in the rest of their life.      

50. How would you teach the writing process?
Answer: Writing is all about continuation. So, I will ask the students to write regularly. They might take a short break in the week, but after the break they have to start again. They are to continue writing as long as they can and if they could continue the trend; their writing process will be developed. 

51. In your opinion, what are the biggest challenges that teachers face today?
Answer: Most of the teachers want to teach only and thus the students lose interest on studies. As a result, the students do not have a good score while the teachers are blamed for the bad performance of the student. I think this is one of the biggest challenges that the teachers face today. Besides, most of the teachers are of old schools and do not know how to treat with the students. This is also a big challenge for them to overcome. 

52. How can you make your teaching connect to students' real-world experiences?
Answer: The books are written based on some real-life experiences. So, when I will teach lessons from books, it would be imperative for me to provide more real-world examples for them.

53. How do you feel about noise in your classroom?
Answer: Well, I am allergic to noise and do not allow my students to make noise during the classes. If I find someone making noise, I warn him/ her for several times and if my warnings are not entertained, I take punitive measures.

Most common interview questions for Graphics Designer

Q. Why do you want to become a graphic designer?

A. I want to be a graphic designer for several reasons. The first and most important thing about the profession is that this is a bit different from the other professions and the designers could imply their imaginations to create different attractive design. Besides, this is based on creativity where a designer is allowed to exercise the creative faculty of the brain which is not available for the other professionals. Besides, my education and previous job experience allow me to become a graphic designer more than anything else.  

Q. What are your strengths and weaknesses?
A. I am skilled at making different eye-catching designs and have been performing the task for last few years. I am creative than the ordinary people and think over all the issues analytically. Consequently the finest piece of drawing comes out of my brain. Often I make unusual delay for thinking which the other people term as my weakness.

Q. Do you consider yourself first a designer or a programmer? 
A. I consider myself as a designer first. I have some knowledge over programming but I think that is inappropriate to term myself as a programmer. On the other side, I have been working as a designer for last seven years and I believe that I am skilled in designing than programming.

Q. Where do you see yourself in five years time? 
A. I would like to see me on the top position of any IT agency where I will deal with a group of designers and lead them to bring out the best drawings and designs. Besides, I also dream of establishing a designing agency where the youths will be trained on graphic designing.

Q. Why did you apply for a position of graphic designer in our company?
A. The advertisement of the post attracted me most as I was seeking a suitable position for me where I could work independently with a minimal supervision. Besides, this is one of the fastest growing companies in the country that is specialized in graphic design and has gained a great reputation in the industry in a short time.

Q. What do you consider as current trends in the area of graphic design?
A. There are several current trends that are found in the present age and among them the most notable are the flat design, motion, bold and playful typography, the new retro, geometric shapes, material designs, larger fonts in websites, use of video in the front page and responsive designs etc.

Q. What graphic design software are you most comfortable working with? 
A. Well, I am skilled for working with several graphic design software and they include – SVG-Edit, Inkscape, Sumopaint, Pixlr, Blender, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effect, Coral Draw and few other small tools.

Q. What graphic design software do you know best? Which one could you improve? 
A. I am well versed with Inkscape and SVG-Edit. I could improve the Inkscape if I get enough time and chances.

Q. What do you think are the most important qualities in a graphic designer?
A. Perseverance, creativity, patience and sincerity are the key qualities for a graphic designer as it requires a lot of time to think over any specific issue and bring out the best result. If someone is not patients, there are several chances of committing grave mistakes in the design. Creativity is another quality that puts a designer stand out of the crowd.

Q. How comfortable are you being told what to design?
A. I have no problem with directives rather I would prefer to be directed. But the directives should be made clearer and after that I need time to implement the directives into my design. If I am not allowed required time to make the designs, I cannot assure for a quality product.

Q. How well do you take criticism?
A. Criticisms are meant to be made me perfect. So, I always welcome criticisms for my works and I appreciate the critiques for their valuable compliments over my performance or design. In fact I am positive with criticisms.

Q. What do you look for while designing a logo?
A. I try to exhibit the core of the business or the organization for whom I am designing the logo. Actually a logo is the representation of any organization and while designing, I prefer to show the central theme of the body.

Q. You are asked to design a new logo for our company. What would it look like? 
A. Well, at first I will conduct a minor research on your activities and have some consultation with the authority before sketching the logo. Since this is an IT agency, I think the logo should be in line with your activities. Maybe a computer or keyboard will be on the logo to represent the activities.

Q. Do you sketch your designs first before converting them to digital format?
A. Yes, I make sketches before converting into a digital format. Sketching allows me to shape the design perfectly and usually it allows thinking over the design more deeply.

Q. How many designs do you usually sketch before choosing one?
A. Usually I sketch around six or seven different sketches before picking the right one for my purpose. When there are varieties of sketches, it becomes easier to get the right one or make a combination of several sketches to have the perfect one.

Q. Do you have a tablet at home? What is it and why do you like it?
A. Sorry, I do not have a tablet at home. Usually I get sketches done on paper and use pencils. For the design I use a computer.

Q. How long would it take you to plan, design, and complete a 300×400 banner?
A. Ummm … It may take around one hour for me to plan, design and complete the banner of 300×400 dimensions.

Q. How familiar are you designing graphics for (online marketing, newspapers, etc.)?
A. I am well familiar with the graphic designs for online marketing and newspapers. I have worked at an online news agency as well on the post of graphic designer and for the job requirements there, I am quite versed with the issue you are asking for.

Q. You may be given strict parameters for your designs. Will that stifle your creativity?
A. I think it might be a potential difficulty for me if the parameters are given. You know if you want creativity, you cannot apply any chain on that. Parameters are like the invisible chains to me. I hope you will not impose the parameters frequently as that may hamper the working progress.

Q. You are told to create a design without any instructions. What do you do?
A. At first I will try to gather some information over the issue which I am told to make the design. Then I will focus on the central theme of the issue, make some drafts and then move for the final design.

Q. In your work what aspect do you give the maximum importance: planning, design or implementation?
A. Planning is the most important aspect in designing, I think, and the view might be different to others. I prefer to plan in the beginning and then make the design before its implementation.

Q. How do you plan your designs before you start drafting them?
A. I spend some times for thinking the issue to plan. I think over the aspects of the organization and try to make a summary of the activities. Then I imagine the issues and make the plan before drafting them. Once the planning is done, I start drafting them. I also take feedback for the work during my planning phase. The feedback is often proven to be very effective in terms of creating a good work.

Q. Tell me about some of the designs you have created, and their success.
A. I have done a good number of designs and all of them have turned into special brands to the audiences and the targeted groups. I have made all the designs of two online newspapers, designed the logo and other essential online formats for the reputed sports magazines – Today’s sport; the designs of renowned IT agency – deltawave.com is also done by me. I have two WordPress themes which have been downloaded more than few thousands times. Apart from that, one of my designs got the second online prize for creative design idea. I have also added few more works of mine which are online and have been included in my resume for your kind consideration.   

Q. Why do you want to work for us and not for other company? There are many offers for graphic designers…
A. Ahh … I want to work with you for some reasons. Firstly this is one of the most famous companies in the country and offers a broader working environment. Moreover, the job responsibilities described on the advertisement are similar with my current job descriptions. Besides, I had been looking for such an organization where I could be able to exercise my skills and expertise to grow in a better working place and simultaneously could serve the organization so that it could also be a more successful one.

Q. What characterize a good designer from your point of view?
A. I believe that a good designer is the person, who not only designs well, but has some inner sights to make the design look better and attractive to the targeted people with some simple features. Besides, a good designer should also possess some other features like devotion to the work, sincerity, punctuality, and most importantly - skills to perform tasks perfectly.

Q. Describe a situation when you needed to meet a tight deadline with a project.
A. When I was at the news agency, a client came to the office and the authority asked me to make a design for the brand of the client immediately as he has paid the charges and want his advertisement on the website as soon as possible. But being the New Year’s Eve, my team members were on holiday and I was alone. The client sat by me and allowed me about one hour to finish his design. I performed the task but it was really difficult for me to accomplish the goal within this short time.

Q. Describe a situation when you worked under pressure. How did you handle that?
A. Often I had to meet the deadlines and work under pressure. Since I had a team of designers, I could meet the pressures. I shared the jobs to the team members and thus it was not that much difficult for us to handle the pressures.

Q. Describe a conflict you had with your boss, or with your colleague. What was the situation and how did you solve it?
A. Once I had a conflict with a young designer and he disobeyed my instructions. I asked him to make a simple design but to show his skills, he made the design more complex than it actually was. So, when I saw the design, I asked him to explain and he started argument with me. Later, I asked him politely to be quiet and discuss the issue with boss; it was then when he got calm and made the design again.

Q. What kind of design projects are you most interested in?
A. Well, there are no preferences for me while working with designs. I am capable of performing all types of design including simple logo designs to the complex and time consuming designs. Most of the cases, I was assigned to make logos, brochures, edit photographs, change backgrounds and much more.

Q. Name all software products you can work with. How long have you been working with it. What do you like about this and that program? Why do you prefer it to other, competing programs?
A. I have been working with Adobe Photoshop, Adobe after effect, SVG-Edit, Inkscape, Sumopaint, Pixlr, Blender etc. for past five years. I usually prefer the programs for some specific reasons. First of all, the programs are easier to use and one can make almost all types of designs with these programs. Besides, some of them are free of cost while some others are paid. The most important thing is that if someone wants to make a perfect design, these are considered as the best tool for designing. So, I prefer them.

Q. What do you consider to be the current trends in the area of graphic design?
A. With the change of the world, everything is changing and the concepts and ideas of graphic design have also changed a lot. Now the designs are not limited to old-fashioned designs rather flat design, motion, bold and playful typography, the new retro, geometric shapes, material designs etc. have been introduced.

Q. How important do you think communication in graphic design is?
A. Communication is always important for graphic design. If the design ideas are not communicated well by the clients to the designers, there are possibilities of mistakes or bringing out the wrong product. So, the designs should be transferred to the designers by a well communication so that the designer could produce the right design.

Q. What is a primary goal of a graphic designer? Is it important that the design is good looking, or what else should a designer consider his first priority?
A. The designer should primarily focus on producing a simply attractive design that will tell the story to the audience in a moment. Yes, the design must be good looking but in some cases, the design may also be weird for the need of the product or people. The designer should prioritize the theme of the product or the issue so that it is reflected on the design. A good design performs well so the performance and looking should be given equal priority.

Q. Tell me something about your latest design projects. What challenges did you face and how did you handle it?
A. Umm… when the right design is not found, the situations become challenging. In my latest design project, I was asked to make a gorgeous design for a product advertisement of a multinational company but they did not show me any sample how the design will be. They told me to do it by myself. What they provided was only the name and description of the product which was a piece of beauty soap. So, it was challenging for me but I made the design and they liked that.

Q. What do you consider your most successful design project and why?
A. When I was in another IT agency, I was assigned for designing a product of an international client which turned viral in internet. This the most successful design and I performed that with the association of my team members.

Q. What are the differences between associative hatching and non-associative hatching in CAD?
A. There is a basic difference between associative hatching and non-associative is that an associative hatch changes with the boundary, and the non-associative hatch will not change with the boundary change.

Q. If you wanted to select a line and there were other lines on top of it how would you select it in CAD?
A. Usually multiple selection is a bit troublesome with CAD, and the easiest way to perform the act is to hold down the ‘Shift’ button and select the line.

Q. What is the difference between a crossing polygon and a window polygon?
A. Both of them are selection tool but the basic difference between a crossing polygon and window polygon is that crossing polygon allows re-selecting the previous selection set while the window polygon selects the last object drawn on the board which is currently visible.

Q. What is Linking Layer in Photoshop?
A. Linking layer is the layer in Photoshop that allows several contents to stay together. In fact it links with the other layers and synchronize them on a single place.

Q. How to modify one image from one layer to another layer?
A. This is a simple process. If anybody wants to modify one image from one layer to another layer, at first, he is to open the color image which is to be modified. Then has to select the image and copy that in a clip board. Now, the color should be changed to gray-scale using mode and then has to select ‘Yes’ to remove all the color from the image. The white and black parts should be tweaked to get the desired quality. Then you are to return on mode and then RGB. By selecting the move tool, you have to paste the image. Then the file will be applied to the original color on a new layer.

Q. Explain about Lasso tools in Photoshop.
A. Among several tools in Photoshop, lasso tool is considered as an important one. This is a freehand selection tool. It helps to select any part of any image by clicking the mouse button.

Q. What is the shortcut to zoom back to 100%?
A. The easiest way to zoom back to 100% is to press the Ctrl + 1. Besides, by double clicking on the image, the zoom could also be brought to 100%.

Q. If I were willing to train you on any software, what would you choose to learn?
A. In that case, I would like to choose the Softimage Face Robot to learn. This is a graphic
application and mostly used for graphic designing in animation and movies. Besides, this is one
of the priciest software of the world (currently it is being sold at $90,000).

Q. What have you learned from your mistakes as a graphic designer?
A. My mistakes are my greatest teachers. In the beginning of my career, I made a good number of mistakes and learnt a lot of things. I did not make the same mistake twice as when the situations appeared, I recalled my past mistakes and avoided them. In fact this was a trial and error basis learning for me. So, my mistakes have greatly helped me to make me perfect.

Q. What have you done to improve your knowledge of graphic design?
A. I regularly study different articles and magazines over graphic design. Moreover, I keep practicing at my home and draw different sketches after my will. In that case, I work based on my imagination and try to apply the sketches in my real-life situations.

Q. What kinds of print media have you worked with?
A. I have worked with some advertising agencies who used to advertise different products on published newspaper. I had to plan for the advertisement, draw the sketches and make them into digital format before being published on the newspapers.

Q. Can you tell me about a time when you had to work under pressure and how you overcame it?
A. When I was at a renowned advertising agency, I had to work under pressure and it happened suddenly. I was asked to create a bunch of designs within one hour as the authority was supposed to present the designs before the some influential clients to pursue them into adopting the designs for their products. I had to work hard and unfortunately, I was the only designer there. So, it was difficult indeed for me to overcome that.

Q. How good are you about sticking to your deadlines?
A. I am quite good at sticking deadlines. I can meet strict deadlines and my past experiences have made me expert to act so.

Q. How long does it take for you to deliver the final product?
A. When I am under pressure, I can deliver the final product immediately when it is asked for. But when I have enough time to deliver the product, I conduct some experiments over it so that the product could be the finest one. In such cases, it takes some extra times and I arrange the time after consultation with the parties or with the authorities.

Q. Would you consider yourself a team player?
A. Yes, I am a very good team player. Earlier, I had to work alone and then I realized the necessity of a team. So, I started practicing to work in a team and finally it appeared that being a team player is easier than working alone.

Interview questions for Senior Manager Position

Q.  Why are you here?
A.  Thank you for the question. I have been invited here for a formal interview against the post of a Senior Manager at your organization. I am here to discuss my possibility for this position and to explain how can I serve your organization once hired.  

Q.  What are your career ambitions?  
A.  I would like to take greater responsibilities, execute the responsibilities perfectly and thus grow with success in my career. Besides, I also like to serve my company in such a manner that the authority should also get benefited for my expertise and in fact they will hire me to invest my skills and experience for the betterment and advancement of the company. I want to be in top position in a large company and serve with my experience, dedication and talent.  

Q.  How did you deal with a conflict you might have had with a team member?
A.  Effective communication is the best way to deal with the conflicts. Usually conflicts occur for distorted information and if the information could be passed effectively, I think there would be no conflict. But if I have to experience conflicts, I would be proactive and will try to avoid that technically. Shouting loudly is not the way to solve the conflicts rather I should be diplomatic in such cases.  

Q.  What is the process you typically follow to make a decision about a plan of action?
A.  Well, I usually make a draft over the issue, consider all the pros and cons. Then I try to find out the favourable aspects and analyze the rate of success. When the rate of success and failure is equal, I do not move for the plan implementation. Instead I set another strategy, and in fact I do not set a single strategy in such matters. I made at least three different plans to reach the goal and this is done for the smooth execution of the plan of actions.

Q.  When given two or three equally viable paths to achieve an object, how do you decide which path to follow?
A.  When there are several viable ways to accomplish a plan or achieve an object, I try to get the easiest one which will consume less time for me. If I could achieve the object in the shortest possible time, I could use the extra time allocated for the task in some other aspects. But I undergo some analysis and researches to find out the easiest ways. But if there are not such ways, I try to take the way which appears hassle free to me. Besides, I would often take feedback from my co-workers to judge their opinion and to take the final decision. If previous case-studies are present regarding the same type of tasks, I would closely monitor and analyze them before deciding the final path.  

Q.  Please explain the process you used to select the college you attended.
A.  Before my admission to a college, I sought for a college which was specialized in the subjects which I wanted to study there. Besides, I also considered about the quality of education, its distance from my house, expertise of the teachers, discipline inside the college, environment and the previous results of the students. So, when everything matched with my requirement, I got admitted at the college.

Q.  What is your process or methodology for making important decision?
A.  About taking decisions on important issues, at first I think deeply over the issue. Then I try to sort out the beneficial and detrimental impacts of the issue and try to separate the positive aspects from the harmful ones. When the positive aspects appear more than the disadvantageous issues, I take the decision and implement that. But if I find that the disadvantages more than the advantages, I do not move for that or try to follow some other strategies.

Q.  When faced with several options, none of which is sufficient to accomplish your goal, how do you decide with option to pursue?
A.  In such situations, I try to make a combination of available options. Often it happens that all of the options are not suitable to serve any purpose or they might be filled with some flaws that make them defective for the purpose. Then the best way is to get the advantageous aspects of each of the options and make a better plan than before.

Q.  When is it important to make a decision quickly? When should you take time to make a decision?
A.  When there are any emergencies or specific situations, it is important to take decisions quickly. If rapid decisions are not taken, it may result in loss of lives or properties or any other serious damages. But time might be taken in some regular events when it is not that such urgent.

Q.  Have you ever delayed any decision-making? What were the consequences for your company?
A.  No, I have never delayed over taking any decision. I am responsible to perform my tasks sincerely and if I do not perform accordingly, it would be considered as my insincerity. So, I always try to be sincere and thus all the decisions were taken in the right moment.

Q.  Do you make decisions on your own without input from others? When do you seek advice from others while making decisions?
A.  Yes, I do make decisions by my own and do not need to take input from others as my present job responsibilities have authorized me to take the decisions. Since I am none of the policymakers for the organization, I have to seek advice from others when I am asked to submit any draft over changing any existing policy or if the authority want to add any policies regarding the employee's’ interest. However, I cordially invite inputs from my co-workers and consider them before taking any big decision- be it related to a project or office related issues.

Q.  What method do you employ for delegating tasks to your team members?
A.  Before assigning any task to my team member, I analyze about their skills and expertise and then ask them to perform the specific task. In fact I do not pressurize anyone for performing any task which is beyond their capacity rather often I ask them to take up from the available tasks after their own expertise. It makes my task distributions easier.

Q.  How do you ensure that tasks are successfully completed? Are there any steps you take?
A.  Before completing the tasks, I always ask my team members to show me the initial output. When the initial result is up to the mark, I permit them to complete and if I find any flaws in them, I ask them to revise or restart the task in a different way. I usually check the tasks in the beginning, middle before and after completion. This is my common strategy to ensure the quality of the task.

Q.  What type of instructions do you provide to your staff when you decide to delegate?
A.  I usually ask them to take the tasks after their ability and instruct them to meet at any of their difficulties. When any one is under trouble with the task, I come in their help and direct the right manners to complete the remaining part. Besides, I also try to show the pros and cons of the tasks and how it would be easier for them to perform.

Q.  Are there times when you shouldn't delegate?
A.  When the tasks are similar to the previous one, I do not need to delegate again with the team members. I just ask them to perform the task like the one they did earlier.

Q.  What should you assume about a team member if you want to delegate successfully?
A.  For a successful delegation, I have to show the advantageous aspects of the tasks to the team members. There might be difficulties in performing the tasks and if I describe that to the team mates before starting the tasks, they might feel discouraged. Instead, I point out on the positive aspects and focus on the benefits if the tasks are done in due time.

Q.  Tell me about an important task or assignment that you delegated?
A.  Recently I delegated over a task related to importing some machinery for the factory. The tasks involved issuing letter to the exporters in China, sending an official to the country to check the machinery before shipment, releasing them from the local custom office, setting up them at the factory, hiring working hands for installment of the machines at the factory and much more. I distributed each of the tasks to my team members and they performed all the tasks smoothly.

Q.  Is there a difference between assignment and delegation?
A.  Though both the terms refer to transfer responsibilities to any party but when it is assignment, the consent over the issue is not required but in delegation, the consent, of the party who will execute the task, is required. Assignment is mostly done under a contract while delegations have no such obligations.

Q.  What types of tasks can be delegated? What types cannot?
A.  Among the different types of tasks, some of them could be delegated and they include – the routine tasks, interesting tasks, time consuming tasks, tasks that other members enjoy doing, tasks which other people could do much better than the authority etc. But there are some other tasks which should not be delegated and they include – confidential tasks, tasks in crises moment, planning for organizational policy making, uninteresting tasks, tasks which are assigned to the distributor himself etc.

Q.  How do you decide which tasks to delegate to which employees?
A.  Considering the nature of the tasks, I usually decide which one is to delegate among the employees. If the tasks are confidential, I do not delegate them among the employees and if I think that the delegation will accelerate the progress, I delegate those tasks. However, I also consider an individual employee's experience, previous involvement in similar tasks, dedication, availability and commitment before delegating a task to him or her.  

Q.  How do you communicate expectations to your team members?
A.  Usually I maintain a friendly relationship with my team members and share my expectations to them. So, when they come to know about my expectations from them, they become self- motivated and try to reach the goals by all possible means.

Q.  How do you communicate to an employee that he or she is not meeting expectations?
A.  When I experience such situations, I politely let them know about their skills and expertise. I tell them that they were the best but the outputs are not up to the standard for the best. I suggest them that they need to focus on their tasks.

Q.  What is your preferred communication style?
A.  I like to discuss issues frankly and let the others know about how the outcomes will be. But I never use any harsh language or words that may hurt the employees. I become too careful over word selection and by the same time make them aware that their activities are being monitored by me. I prefer verbal communication in most of the cases but that does not mean that I do not do written communication as in many cases written communication if more effective. 

Q.  Describe five things about communication within a team that must be present in order to have a productive environment.
A.  Communication is a two way process and it needs much attentions. The five things for communication, to me, are – informing the recent happenings to the employees, providing both positive and negative feedback as and when required, asking for feedback over important issues, using latest technologies for communication purpose, making the messages as much simple as possible. This also helps me to have an effective reciprocal communication in the work environment in a professional manner.

Q.  On a scale from 1 to 10, with 10 representing excellent, please rate your communication skills. Provide me 3 examples from previous work experiences that show the number your selected is accurate.
A.  I would like to rate 10 to my communication skills. The first example is when I was asked to disseminate a complex message to the team members, I was successful. The message was about their annual increment and they were unable to understand the complex accounts. I simplified the issue with some simple examples. They were now free of entire complexities.

Secondly, the authority had sent me to a rural area to distribute some promotional materials. But the local elites tried to have some illegal share. With an effective communication with the leaders, I made them understand that the products were only promotional materials and not just donations to the people of their locality. Initially they assumed that I am from any NGO and thus they demanded some illegal facilities from me to work or distribute the products in the area. Finally, there was a trouble with one of my junior colleague and he somehow misunderstood me over a petty issue. Thereby, he started spreading rumor against me which made me feel ashamed. So, I personally had met with the colleague and asked him why he was spreading so. He explained that he was dissatisfied on me over the issue and then I made everything clearer to him. It was the end of the dispute and he, on the next day, apologized to me before everyone. All the incidents prove that I am skilled in effective communication and make people convinced over issues they initially disagreed.

Q.  Explain how you develop relationships with managers, clients, and other colleagues.
A.  I like to meet and greet people and when I am with them, I try to appreciate each of their positive aspects. So, when they are with me, they also feel comfortable and feel glad to have me on their side. I maintain the same thing with the other managers, each of the clients and the other colleagues of mine.

Q.  Explain in detail steps and actions you've taken to build relationships with new clients.
A.  As a first step, I try to know about the potential clients and gather different information about them. Then when I meet them individually, I represent the information in such a manner that they feel comfortable with me as I care for their likes and dislikes. Then I start talking about different issues related to them and try to make them understand that I really care about each of their issues. As a result, they become comfortable with me and the relationship becomes stronger than before. Often the relationships turn into personal rather than professional and I use the bonding to achieve my goals.

Q.  What can you tell me about a team project you have successfully managed.
A.  I have successfully managed a wide number of team projects and among them the most notable one was in last month. I was assigned to run a nationwide campaign over the latest product of the company I am working for. I did that successfully and the events were covered in the leading dailies. I also arranged for advertisement of the product on television channels and it was possible only for my team. The team members provided great efforts to make the month-long campaign successful.

Q.  What is your philosophy for delegating responsibilities?
A.  I believe that people should be assigned with responsibilities which they could perform well. Accordingly, I never force anyone of my team to take extra responsibilities which may appear an illogical burden to them. But by the same time, I also try to enhance their capacities so that they could be able to take larger responsibilities.

Q.  In your experience, what makes a successful team?
A.  It appears to me that a very good understanding and effective communication makes a team successful. In a professional environment team members should be friendly and goal oriented.

Q.  Have you ever managed a team where there was a strong disagreement between team members? How did you handle it?
A.  I have managed several teams with strong disagreements. In that case, I used to share everything with the team members and asked their opinions. When they also shared their views, I sorted out the disagreements and then discussed about the issues before everyone. When everything was made clear, they used to accept the different opinions for the greater interest of the team.

Q.  What is your strategy for resolving disagreements?
A.  I try to communicate effectively. I strongly believe that the disagreements occur only for the lack of a good and effective communication. So, I try to establish a strong communication among the team members to avoid or resolve disagreements.

Q.  What is your methodology for team building? How do you select team members?
A.  When building a team, I try to get people from different backgrounds and expertise. I try to focus on a multicultural environment where everyone will have something new to learn from the other team members.

Q.  What strategies would you use to motivate your team?
A.  I inspire the team members before performing something and provide feedback. All the feedback are not always positive and sometimes the team members feel disappointed with the feedback. But in the long run, the feedback becomes effective for them and they become motivated.

Q.  How would you describe your team management style?
A.  I am strict about discipline and do not hesitate to punish the offenders. Everyone is equal to me and I also count myself as a team member instead of a senior official for the company. So, the team members are always disciplined and there are no unnecessary troubles.

Q.  Share a rewarding team experience.
A.  At times strategies fail get the jobs done but it is team members who try hard to get the jobs done. A few weeks ago, my team succeeded to be the top team of the company for their extraordinary performance. Each of the team members were rewarded with some small presents from the authority for the outstanding tasks. Really it was a rewarding team experience for me.

Q.  How do you empower team members you oversee?
A.  When I oversee someone, I try to make them empowered. I assign them with some responsibilities where they could exercise their own intuitions and intelligence. Gradually they become empowered.

Q.  Why should I hire you as a team leader? Types of people are difficult to persuade? How do you motivate others?
A.  I am capable of leading teams and achieving the preset goals by the authority. Besides, my management skills are adorable. There are different types of people and it is really difficult to persuade them. Usually I try to focus on their needs and make them understood that how my service/ product will bring some positive changes in their lives. So, when they realize the importance of my product/ service, they agree with me and accept the offers.

Q.  Describe an example of how you've demonstrated leadership in a previous job.
A.  A few team members were reluctant to perform their assigned duties and were bunking office. As a team leader, I inquired over the issue and found that they were not satisfied with their respective jobs. So, I wanted to know about their views and they shared me that they want a change in their assignments. So, I reshuffled the jobs and allowed them to take the suitable ones for them. On the other side, there were some troubles with the other members because of my decisions to reallocate the duties. But I strictly handled the troubles and none of them were allowed to speak over the issue again. I had to do this for some specific reasons. Firstly I wanted them to know that I am their leader and they are to follow my directives. If they would have done otherwise than my orders, I would have reported the issue to the top management officials who have appointed me on the post.

Q.  What specific strategies have you used to lead a team?
A.  Basically I follow some common rules and strategies to lead the team. I always allow the team members to speak up their intentions either they might prove effective or not. Then I allow them to plan for their respective tasks and share with me for further suggestions or directives. The most important thing is that I thank them for their performance and contribution on the team. As a result, the team members are happy and they try to make the things perfect.

Q.  What are the key attributes of a successful leader?
A.  A successful leader should be honest. Without being honest, it is impossible to lead a team and be successful. Besides, the leader needs an effective communication skill. Confidence is the key to success and the leader should also own it. Creativity is another attribute for a successful leader and the creativity should be exercised in the real-life situations. A positive attitude is also considered as the feature of a successful leader. Moreover, a successful leader knows very well to manage the failures and delegate among the team members.

Q.  How would past coworkers and team members rate your leadership skills? What would they say about your leadership style?
A.  On a score of 10, the past coworkers will rate me 10 and I am confident about this. They definitely will provide some positive feedback about my leadership style. I have dealt with a wide number of issues with them and in the past, they liked my style. So, there are more chances that they would adore my leadership style.

Q.  What factors do you consider when faced with tough decisions?
A.  I always considered about the detrimental impacts of the decisions and if the decisions are taken, how will I deal with the damaging impacts or how to reduce the damage level. Besides, I prefer on logic rather than emotions when it is about any tough decisions.

Q.  How do you make a decision when important facts are unavailable?
A.  Based on my intuitions, I take such decisions when the important facts are unavailable. Years of experiences have made my intuitions sharp and thus the decisions I take do not turn wrong.

Q.  What methods do you utilize to resolve problems?
A.  To resolve problems, I try to bring out the real fact and then share the issue with the people who are related or involved with the problem. After some point of view sharing, I try to reach into a solution.

Q.  Provide examples of creative solutions you relied on to solve major problems.
A.  Some of the team members and employees wanted to leave the job as the management was dissatisfied on them. At that moment I interfered on the issue and tried to make both the parties understand that everything will be fine if they become patient. I told the management that the employees have been serving for long and thus they need to be considerate on them. On the other side, I discussed with the team members and shared my views with them. They took the issues personally while I tried to make them understand that they need to be more professional when they are at work.

Q.  Explain how you've delegated responsibilities and coordinated tasks during previous projects.
A.  Based on the competency of the team members I have delegated the responsibilities and task in my previous project. I did not allow the unskilled team members to perform any heavy tasks. Rather I have shared a large task among a few of them so that they could learn something newer from the tasks.

Q.  Explain how you've adapted to project changes in the past.
A.  Many of the times, I had to adapt with the projects and a new project means newer responsibilities and activities. I used to know deeply about the changes and tried to adapt with them. I experienced some troubles with the changes for a few working days and then everything was okay.

Q.  What skills and knowledge do you still need to develop? Explain what you've done to increase your business knowledge and skills.
A.  I think I need to exercise more on my creativity. Often I cannot take creative decisions and when the decisions are taken, they appear to be usual. Nothing new is found there. I have admitted myself at a university to pursue an MBA so that I could use the earned knowledge for the development of my business knowledge and skills.

Q.  How do you manage large workloads? What do you do to prioritize daily responsibilities?
A.  I can manage large workloads and break them into small pieces. Then I allot each of the pieces to the team members and the works are done smoothly. I make a plan in every morning and prioritize my tasks. I spend a few minutes to set the priority and finish them accordingly.

Q.  Explain how you've dealt with past failures.
A.  Failure is a part of life. When I failed to do something in the past, I tried to seek out the key causes of failure and on the second attempt I never made the same mistakes again. Thus I dealt with my past failures.

Q.  How do you determine what colleagues should have key project roles?
A.  I usually use my intuitions and check the past records of the colleagues before assigning them to any key project roles. When the past records are at satisfactory level and I believe that they are able to accomplish the goals, I allow my colleagues on key roles for the project.

Q.  What is your salary expectation for this job?
A.  I usually do not have any special expectation but it is quite natural that everyone gets a 10 – 15 percent hike in their salaries when they get a new job.

Q.  Is there anything you would like to ask me? 
A.  Thank you. I have nothing to ask you from my side. But really it is a pleasure meeting you, Sir!

Interview questions for Librarian Job

Q. 1: Tell me about yourself.
Answer: Thank you. I am Robert Nero. I have been playing the role of a librarian in a school for last five consecutive years. I have completed my studies from a reputed public university. In my personal life, I have got married and the proud father of two daughters. I prefer to lead a simple life and reading books is my greatest hobby. Besides, I also prefer to participate in different indoor and outdoor sports and games. Before becoming a librarian, I was appointed as a journalist but books attracted me more than journalism. So, I left the job and turned into a librarian to get into the profession.  

Q. 2: What are your qualifications for the job of a librarian?  
Answer: I have completed my graduation in History and joined at a daily newspaper. But when I decided to change the profession and be a librarian, I took the MA on Library Science. Besides, I have been playing the role of a librarian for a school for the last five years which is more than your requirement for the position. Moreover, I am highly skilled in managing a library in different formats and take care of the books and other necessary documents.

Q. 3: What is your opinion on a career as a librarian?
Answer: I believe that there should be no hesitation over any profession as they are meant to live on. A person should feel proud of his profession and career as a librarian is also valuable. When a man in always in touch with books, the realm of knowledge expands and the earned knowledge could be implied on real life situations. It is the librarians who only have such scopes. Since they are always in touch with books, they could read them without any trouble and they have enough time as well to read different other books. So, the career of a librarian is adorable to me.
 
Q. 4: Tell us about your qualifications for the position of Library Media Specialist.
Answer: Library is a vast collection of books and I have a master's degree in Library Science. There I learnt how to manage a library, make codes for the books, sort them into different categories, how to add media with library and many others. So, if I am appointed with the position of Library Media Specialist, I am confident enough to undergo all the necessary responsibilities and execute them smoothly.

Q. 5: What is your role in the educational system as a librarian?
Answer: Taking care of the library is the very first responsibility for me. I will also be responsible for issuing books, receiving the books in due time, take care of the books on shelves, organize the books based on their categories, issuing serial number for the books, sorting different genres and much other tasks.

Q. 6: Tell us about your qualifications for the position of Library Media Specialist.
Answer: I have completed a one year masters in Library Science and there I was taught about different aspects of library maintenance. The presence of media on library was one of the most important topics taught in the course. Thus I also got familiar with the issue of media and library. So, if I am assigned for the post of Library Media Specialist, I have to prepare audio-visual equipment for the library. I am well familiar with the collections of films, tapes and other related elements required for a library in modern aspects.

Q. 7: How could you, as the school librarian, connect what you do in the library to today’s emphasis on student achievement and the Common Core standards?
Answer: Standard is a term that has different meanings in situations and achievements come only after a hard efforts. But the schools have set a standard and the students are to go through the standards to cross the barriers of school. When they will work hard, I mead study a lot, they would be able to create a standard of their own or will be qualified for the common core standards. To make it come true, as a librarian, I have to inspire the students to read more books and will also make them realized that they would do far better if they read the external books more rather than the prescribed books.

Q. 8: What is your collection development and maintenance strategy? 
Answer: I usually try to meet the needs of the people and students as part of my collection development. I try to replace the old books or worn out books with newer ones and maintain a strict rule so that the newer copies remain in healthy state. The strategies for maintenance are
not always same and thus they depend mostly on the situations.

Q. 9: What types of library material have you worked with in the past?
Answer: Mostly I have worked with two types of library materials in my career and they are – physical materials and digital materials. The physical materials included the books, furniture, paper documents and other things that could be used directly. On the other side, digital materials included database, book list, films, tapes etc.

Q. 10: How technically sound are you? Are you comfortable with library management software?
Answer: Yes, I am well versed with the technical issues related to library. It will be a privilege for me if I am allowed to use software to maintain a library as manual maintenance is more difficult than it is supposed. When everything is automated with technical supports, works become easier and the output level increases.

Q. 11: Do you think the physical attributes of the library make a difference to the students?
Answer: No, I own a different view in this case. If the students are unwilling to attend library, then the physical attributes would be of no use actually. At first, a sense of readership should be build inside them.

Q. 12: Tell me about a job you held where you had to multitask. How did you handle successfully completing each task?
Answer: When I was at the news agency, I was assigned to different tasks at a time and I had completed each of the tasks successfully. I was assigned to compose the news articles, edit them and often I had to check the proof as well. Sometimes I was assigned to receive news from different sources and make them readable to the readers.

Q. 13: Tell me about a time when you had a conflict with a coworker. How did you handle the situation?
Answer: I experienced a conflict with a coworker over the organizing of the books at the shelves. She was performing in a wrong manner and I told her to change the style which made her angry. Then I showed her the catalogue to organize books on the shelves and then she realized the issue. Initially she thought that I was asking her to do that after my will and since she was a new recruit, she had less knowledge about this.

Q. 14: What would you be doing differently as a librarian?
Answer: Usually the librarians are responsible to take care of the library only but I try to inspire the students on reading books. Majority of the librarians pass their time without doing something fruitful but I try to use my time by reading books and novels. I usually apply the gathered knowledge on my real life situations.

Q. 15: Do you have experience handling books and maintaining them in good shape?
Answer: Yes, I do have experience in handling books. Often I have to maintain the books to keep them into a good shape in the library currently I am working in. I have been doing the work for last five years at the school I am working in.

Q. 16: What would you do if you were unsure of how to answer a reference question?
Answer: In that case, I would like to take some time to know over the reference and then answer the question. I think expressing ignorance over something is not something to be ashamed of rather it shows the real benevolence. If I provide any disinformation to the people, there are chances that they may get damaged with the wrong information. So, I would better take my time to know the answer.

Q. 17: Imagine you heard a staff member provide a patron with an incorrect answer. What would you do?
Answer: I will try to make the answer correct if I experience such situations. Besides, I will try to provide the correct references related with the answer so that there should be no chances of mistake again over the same issue.

Q. 18: What would you do if you were assisting a person at the reference desk and the telephone rang?
Answer: I will ask the person to excuse me for a moment and attend the phone call. By the same time, I will try to complete the call properly and then get back again to the person I was assisting for a reference at the desk.

Q. 19: How would you integrate technology into your work with teens and children?
Answer: Technology helps to maintain the balance at work. I will use the latest inventions at the library and also teach the teens and children to use the technology. They may register themselves online and while taking books at home, they will enter the details by themselves. By this way, they would be familiar with the technology and my tasks would be easier.

Q. 20: How would you recommend promoting reading for secondary school children? Name two books you have read within the past two months and describe one of them as though you were recommending it to a patron.
Answer: Usually the children of secondary level do not want to read books and instead love to play. So, if I could arrange for a book reading program at the school, I think they would be interested to participate at the event.

I have read The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood and White Fang. I think the first one is a great one for the children of secondary school. They would come to know about the adventures of Robin Hood, the legendary hero of England. The book is illustrated with numerous images and the stories are also adorable. The stories show how Robin Hood served the poor and became a villain to the king of the country.

Q. 21: Do you have any experience with audio-visual materials?
Answer: Yes, I do. In my school, I used to arrange for movies made based on novels. The initiative was highly appreciated among everyone who attended there. The movie show was held once in a week and particularly on the last day of the school.

Q. 22: Do you have any experience with setting up displays?
Answer: Yes, I can set up displays. When I used to arrange for the movies at the school, I had to set up the projector and screen for displaying the movie before the audience including the students and the teachers.

Q. 23: How do you connect what you do in the library with the classroom curriculum?
Answer: Often I have to take classes and in that case, I try to reflect on the importance of reading books in the class. I try to make the children realize that the more they will read, the more they will be smart. Sometimes I ask them to read books on different issues and often I suggest names of the books for them that I have read on the library.

Q. 24: Tell me about a team or group project you have worked on and how you contributed to it.
Answer: I had to work as a team in the school after being assigned as a librarian. I had to work with the other team mates and often I used to contribute them with innovative ideas about decorating the library. In fact, I was the idea pool for them and always served them with ideas necessary for the development of the library.

Q. 25: Tell me about a presentation you recently gave at work or school. How did you prepare for the presentation?
Answer: I presented a paper on a book named – Peter Pan. I searched the internet for the presentation and collected some special information about the book. I also attached some images of Peter Pan so that the presentation becomes attractive as most of the audiences are reluctant to observe a presentation with texts only. In fact I had to work hard for a night to make the presentation colorful for the audience.

Q. 26: How would you explain the importance of a library to a potential donor? 
Answer: I will highlight the important aspects of library towards building a civil society. Education is the key to prosperity for a nation and if the numbers of libraries are limited, then a standard education may not be found which will develop the society and the nation. So, if the potential donor donates on the library, it would be considered as a good contribution for the nation building. I will elaborate the issue to the potential donor.

Q. 27: What do you feel is the most significant development in the field? What impact will it have on the future of the profession? 
Answer: The implementation of audio-visual elements like films, tapes and others are the most important development in the field. It will have a great positive impact in future of the profession. To seek reference, the librarians do not need to seek out large volumes rather they could bring out the reference within few mouse clicks. As a result, the saved efforts could be used for some other purposes.

Q. 28: What do you see as the role of the librarian in the school setting and what do you hope to bring to the library? 
Answer: A librarian is the caretaker of the library set in the school premise. The librarian is also responsible for the right management of books, maintenance of the library, collect resources and donations etc. I think, if the works are done sincerely, the library could be a place of excellence and will also be enriched with numerous books of varied interests.

Q. 29: What is library automation?  How do you use and maintain a library automation system?
Answer: Library automation refers to the use of computed to make the typical activities automated. With the use of a computer, the librarian will make index of the books, register the new book arrival or issuance of the books to the students or to the members. Besides, this is also a good way of cataloguing books and organizing them after the genres. I use the system with a highly configured computer. The school authority has installed the system on the computer for the betterment of the library activities.

Q. 30: How would you promote reading?
Answer: Generally I inspire the students in reading by several ways. A weekly competition over reading is held in the school where many of the students participate and answer different questions. The highest scoring students are awarded. Besides, I also ask them to share their reading experiences and when they share, they feel proud than the other ordinary students. This brings a change among the other students who do not read. This is in fact a trick for me that I use to promote reading. Moreover, when the students come to library, I entertain them with different attractive books and allow them flexible time to complete the books.

Q. 31: How do you develop and maintain a library collection that will meet the needs of our students, parents, and staff?
Answer: Actually I have divided the school library in some sections and also have pasted label on the sections so that the visitors could identify their respective needs. I try to enrich the collection of books based on the sections and have found that mostly the parents look for novels and references. So, I have enriched that section with novels of different authors. Again, the children want to have thrillers and comic books and accordingly I have fertilized their section with such books. Almost all the available thrillers in the country will be found in their corner. When it is about school staffs, I have noticed that they are fond of different magazines about health and fashion. So, I took necessary measures for them and filled the corner with different foreign and national magazines.

Q. 32: What type of schedule would you set up for library classes?
Answer: Typically, the children do not prefer to attend in library class in the beginning of the day. So, it would be better if the class is scheduled after the break or in the afternoon when they will be more energetic after having their meals. I think they would concentrate more on that time.

Q. 33: What kind of library attracts students, staff and parents?
Answer: A well decorated, enriched and automated library attracts all types of people including the students, parents and staffs. Besides, the inner environment of the library should also be clean, illuminated and silent. The books should be covered with special covers and most importantly there should be no old or torn up books. The accommodation system should be modern so that the visitors feel at home inside the library.

Q. 34: Do you use an internet filtering software in your library?
Answer: Yes, I use such software in my library. The software restricts the use of internet. I have to use the software to refrain the visitors from using internet inside the library. In fact they visit the library to read books or prepare their assignments. So, if they use internet instead of their respective work in the library, I think the aim of establishing a library will wind up and they would not be benefitted at all.

Q. 35: Which is the best website for historical information?
Answer: History is a vast thing and only a single website is merely enough to provide historical information to the users. So, I would like to suggest a couple of names like – history.com, britannica.com etc. 

Q. 36: What online resources would you suggest for an entry-level college student?
Answer: The entry level college students should collect information over the issues they are going to be taught in their classes. I think they should learn about history, geography, general science
subjects, a general idea about mathematics, literature etc. They may collect the information from online and there are a wide number of websites available to provide them with the necessary resources.

Q. 37: What is ISBN?
Answer: ISBN refers to International Standard Book Number and this is a unique code for a book. The number has been introduced since 1970s and may vary based on the publication year. It also defines the publisher of the book and the number also varies based on the size of the publishing industry.

Q. 38: What is ISSN?
Answer: Typically the ISSN refers to International Standard Serial Number and this is an eight digit code used for newspapers, magazines, database or websites. It actually is a unique serial for
publication. The use of ISSN began in the 1975s and the number changes even for the same publication in different mediums.

Q. 39: How many times have you read your favorite book?
Answer: A House for Mr Biswas by V. S. Naipaul is my favorite book and I have read it for many times.
Each of the times I read the book, I turn familiar with different aspects of life. The book was
composed in 1961 and deals with the events of Mohun Biswas. It is considered that the main
character of the book is a shadow of Naipaul’s father. The novel also shows many other aspects
of a dominated life and how to overcome the domination to fulfill the dream.