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Legislative Aide Interview

Description:  Support activities in the office of a State Legislator including taking constituent phone calls; registering their opinions/concerns, provide constituents with information; scheduling for the Legislator; conducting policy research; attending legislative committee meetings; briefing and advising the Legislator on policy issues; researching and preparing press releases; creating and managing databases; meeting with constituents, school groups, lobbyists and others.

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Practice Interview

1. Tell us about yourself?
2. Tell me about your work experience.  Tell me what you did in each position and what you liked and what you dislike in each position.
3. What significant contribution have you made to your previous jobs?
4. Tell me about your strengths
5. Tell me about your weaknesses and how you deal with them.
6. Describe a typical day in your life.
7. This job is very fast paced and requires dealing with many constituents, lobbyists, and information contacts.  How many calls and contacts do you think the office handles on an average day?  How many contacts could you handle in a single day?
8. Explain your ability and experience keeping a busy schedule.
9. Explain your experience and ability to keep organized records.
10. How do you handle conflict when it arises in the workplace?
11. How would a supervisor and peers establish effective communication with you?
12. What is your passion in life as it relates to work or school?
13. What aspects of work do you get most excited about?
14. Where do you see yourself in the next five years? 
15. Why are you a good fit with our office?
16. What advantages do you bring to the table compare to other candidates?
17. Why are you interested in working for our district?
18. What motivates you?
19. How do you motivate others?  Tell us about a situation where you motivated someone to extraordinary accomplishments? 
20. What are your qualities to work independently and give us an example of your ability to work independently?
21. What are your abilities to be a self-starter and give us an example of your ability to be a self-starter?
22. What experience have you had in pressure situations and how do you handle pressure?
23. What is the most difficult situation you’ve encountered at work? 
24. On a continuum of left to right with ultra liberal at the left end of the line at zero and ultra conservative at the rights end of the line at 10, where do you find yourself?
25. Are there any political issues that make you uncomfortable?
26. What do you think about …… (enter any valid current issue in the state or for the office)
27. When could you start the position with us?
28. What is your current salary range?
29. What is your required salary range?
30. Is there anything that you want to add or hoped we would ask or that you would like to emphasize or reinforce?