Hello, everyone. It's Arella. Sorry I haven't been around lately (been busy).
"You're the only one in the office and the nurse is out at the moment. There's a couple waiting to be helped, two phone lines are ringing, someone is paging you over the intercom, there is a child in the nurse's office (sometimes they also say the principal is needing your assistance). How would you handle this?"
This is a question (not word-for-word, but it's got the most important parts in it) that I have been asked in a few interviews for secretarial positions at my local school district. I've been trying to get a better job for over a year now, and so far, a big, fat NOTHING. I'm trying to prepare myself for when I get another interview for a secretarial position at the school, but I'm stumped by this question. I can multitask, but I've never worked in a school before, so I'm not really sure how I should/would handle a situation like this. They ask this question pretty much every time.
I've thought about this question and what the best answer should be until my brain aches. I would really appreciate anyone's opinion on how a question like this should be handled. No amount of internet searching has brought up anything like this question.
(Hopefully, after all my prep work, the next time a position opens up and I get an interview, I'll ace it and get the job.)
Thanks, everyone!
"You're the only one in the office and the nurse is out at the moment. There's a couple waiting to be helped, two phone lines are ringing, someone is paging you over the intercom, there is a child in the nurse's office (sometimes they also say the principal is needing your assistance). How would you handle this?"
This is a question (not word-for-word, but it's got the most important parts in it) that I have been asked in a few interviews for secretarial positions at my local school district. I've been trying to get a better job for over a year now, and so far, a big, fat NOTHING. I'm trying to prepare myself for when I get another interview for a secretarial position at the school, but I'm stumped by this question. I can multitask, but I've never worked in a school before, so I'm not really sure how I should/would handle a situation like this. They ask this question pretty much every time.
I've thought about this question and what the best answer should be until my brain aches. I would really appreciate anyone's opinion on how a question like this should be handled. No amount of internet searching has brought up anything like this question.
(Hopefully, after all my prep work, the next time a position opens up and I get an interview, I'll ace it and get the job.)
Thanks, everyone!
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