Interview Questions

Question 1

How do you keep up with changes to legislation and general Health and Safety issues?

Answer 1

• IOSH email me events and seminars that are taking place.
• I get emailed a digital version of the monthly Safety & Health Practitioner Magazine from IOSH.
• I subscribe to the HSE E-Bulletin Service.
• I subscribe to the HSE E-Version Monthly Newsletter.

Question 2

What questions can I ask the interviewer?

Answer 2

• What are the departments and the companies plans for the future in relation to Health & Safety and further contracts?
• How do you anticipate me developing over the next 18 months to 2 years?
• If I am successful, is there anything that I can be doing prior to coming onboard?
• Will there be any projects or assignments that I can throw myself into straight away?
• Will I be mentored, given an opportunity to bed myself in and establish how you would like things done?
• How will you measure my performance? I want to ensure that I am continually doing the right things.

Question 3

What types of question could the foot patrol in Afghanistan be associated to?

Answer 3

• Managing Time & Time pressure.
• Adversity.
• Leadership.
• Resilience.

Question 4

Give an example of producing a quality written document?

Answer 4

• SGP Security Survey.
• Incident & Accident Reports.
• Student Reports.

Question 5

What types of question could the mission in Macedonia be associated to?

Answer 5

• Motivating personnel.
• Maintaining Morale.
• Dialogue/Communication at all levels.

Question 6

What types of question could the surveillance in Northern Ireland be associated to?

Answer 6

• Communication.
• Versatility/Flexibiliy.
• Openess and Integrity - Debriefs.

Question 7

Give an example of how you are “Practical”?

Answer 7

• Off-Site D & A Testing.
• Recent changes to Access Control - Traffic Management at LGH.
• Holding trigger via Night Standing OP in Northern Ireland.
• Boat Troop…..leading on insertion……rigging the boat after a jump…..leading the teams into target.