Ability to Learn on the Job
“You’ll be required to hit the ground running for this
job. How will you be able to handle this?”
■“From what you’ve been telling me about the require-
ments of the job, I will have no trouble hitting the ground
running. The first thing I do at any job is read whatever
information there is about the position or department.
Once I have the procedures outlined, I begin to make con-
tacts to locate resources within the working situation. In
every job I’ve held, I have been up and running in a matter
of a week or so.”
■“This job is very similar to the job that I performed at the
bank I worked for. I am sure that the forms are different
and maybe some of the procedures, but I am very well
trained in handling deposits and customers. I would feel
confident that with some time to collect information and
observe I would be ready to try my own wings within a
matter of days.”
■“I pride myself as being one of the fastest people I know to
come up to speed on a new job. I will stay and learn what-
ever I have to by reading and talking to others so that I can
move into the position as soon as possible. I’ve managed
this technique in my previous three jobs, and every boss
I’ve had was surprised at my ability to pick up information
so quickly.”
“How did you go about learning a new skill when it
was required for the job?”
■“In my last job, the learning was by trial and error. There
was very little training provided and no time to spend
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