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Community Development

Community Development

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Community Outreach & Advocacy

Employment Sector
Community Development
Question
Our job posting mentions a lot of presentations to educational institutions and community groups, how would you prepare for a information session with one of this groups?
Question Intent
Take into consideration who the audience will be when answering this question. Would the session be exactly the same if you were presenting to educational institutions and community groups?

Community Outreach & Advocacy

Employment Sector
Community Development
Question
Scenario: you are part of a community consultation meeting, and someone is stating their strong opinion in an angry or frustrated tone. How would you acknowledge their opinion/feelings, and move the meeting along?
Question Intent
To assess professionalism, and how you might respond to difficult situations. The answer itself is less important than the process you used to get there.
Answer Tips

They will want to hear your thought processes. Think it through out loud. They are looking to see if you show good judgment in your reasoning.

Me, Myself and I: Confessions from a UX Team of One

at work
For my first co-op position, I admit I did not expect much -- I was okay with being placed in a large company amongst a team of creative professionals and given little responsibilities like designing icons and buttons, maybe designing a feature mockup or two. Deep down, however, I was actually coveting for a role which allowed me to put my design and front-end development skills to test in the real world, with actual customers (but only if my employer trusted me to do it).

Community Outreach & Advocacy

Employment Sector
Community Development
Question
Our job posting mentions a lot of presentations to educational institutions and community groups, how would you prepare for a information session with one of this groups?
Question Intent
Take into consideration who the audience will be when answering this question. Would the session be exactly the same if you were presenting to educational institutions and community groups?

Community Outreach & Advocacy

Employment Sector
Community Development
Question
Scenario: you are part of a community consultation meeting, and someone is stating their strong opinion in an angry or frustrated tone. How would you acknowledge their opinion/feelings, and move the meeting along?
Question Intent
To assess professionalism, and how you might respond to difficult situations. The answer itself is less important than the process you used to get there.
Answer Tips

They will want to hear your thought processes. Think it through out loud. They are looking to see if you show good judgment in your reasoning.

Me, Myself and I: Confessions from a UX Team of One

at work
For my first co-op position, I admit I did not expect much -- I was okay with being placed in a large company amongst a team of creative professionals and given little responsibilities like designing icons and buttons, maybe designing a feature mockup or two. Deep down, however, I was actually coveting for a role which allowed me to put my design and front-end development skills to test in the real world, with actual customers (but only if my employer trusted me to do it).