Human Resource Services Department

Applicants for this position are required to submit responses to the following supplemental questions. Your completed responses to the supplemental questionnaire will be evaluated to determine your qualifications and must be completed properly in order to be given full consideration for the next phase in the selection process. Additionally, your responses will also be evaluated and used in the selection process in order to identify the best qualified applicants. 

Responses should be thorough and specific.  A lack of detail and explanation in the supplemental questions and in your application may result in failure or disqualification for this position.  Clarity of expression, content, experience, grammar, spelling and the ability to follow instructions will be considered in the evaluation process.  A resume will not be accepted as a substitute for properly completed responses.

Information provided in your responses to the supplemental questionnaire regarding your employment experiences must also be detailed in the Work Experience section of the application for this recruitment.  Please be sure to list all employers and required information, on your application, especially if you are referencing those employers in your responses to the supplemental questions.

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Alameda County is one of the most diverse counties in the country. Please tell us about your experience working with diverse populations; specifically provide an example of a time you had to help a patron with a question that caused you to challenge your own assumptions, and how you were able to assist them.

Please describe a time when you had to make a decision that required you to carefully consider a great deal of information. In your response, please be specific in decribing the information and data you used, and how that led you to the decision you ultimately made.

Describe a situation when you joined a new team or new working environment. What steps did you take to ensure that your transition to this new situation was successful? What was the result?

The supplemental questions were designed to elicit your experience as it relates to the current recruitment in order to identify the best qualified candidates for this position.  Only the best and most suitably qualified candidates will be invited to participate in the oral interviews. 

By selecting yes below, you certify your understanding that all applicants who meet minimum qualifications are not guaranteed to move forward in the process.  Do you understand the above statement?