Thank you for your interest in the position of Supervising Librarian II. Your completed response to this supplemental questionnaire will be evaluated to determine your qualifications and must be completed properly in order to be given full consideration for the next phase in the selection process. Responses should be specific, thorough and succinct. A lack of adequate detail in the supplemental questions and in your application may result in failure or disqualification for this recruitment. Clarity of expression, grammar, spelling and the ability to follow instructions will be considered in the evaluation process. A resume will not be accepted as a substitute for a thoroughly completed employment history and supplemental responses.
PLEASE NOTE: Your work experience identified in this questionnaire must also be listed in the Work Experience section of your application.
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As a Supervising Librarian II, you will be asked to establish and maintain many internal and external partnerships. Please tell us about a time where you developed and strengthened an existing or new partnership with a stakeholder or professional organization. Who was involved in the partnership? Why was the partnership necessary? What could have happened if the partnership perished? What did you personally do to ensure the partnership remained healthy? What was the most difficult part of the partnership and how did you deal with said difficulties? If you had to do it all over again, would you do anything different? What was the ultimate outcome?
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Please describe an experience when you have trained an employee or co-worker in a particular task on the job. What was the task, what steps did you take to teach that task, and what was the result?
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Making organizational changes can be difficult. What steps have you taken to build buy-in from co-workers or subordinates regarding organizational change in your current or previous employment? What was the change and how did you help to build buy-in?
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The supplemental questions were designed to elicit your experience as it relates to the current recruitment in order to identify the best qualified candidates for this position. Only the best and most suitably qualified candidates will be invited to participate in the oral interviews. By selecting yes below, you certify your understanding that all applicants who meet minimum qualifications are not guaranteed to move forward in the process.
Human Resource Services Department