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.

By selecting yes below, you certify your understanding of the above statement?

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

Please tell us about your experience working with diverse populations; specifically with the patrons you've encountered in your previous or current positions. In your response, please include the issue you dealt with when trying to assist a patron, and how the issue was resolved.

Please describe a time when you designed, planned, and implemented a program to meet a community need. Was the program successful? What tools did you use to evaluate it?

The ideal candidate is willing to work at any location throughout the Alameda County Library. This includes, but is not limited to the Albany, Castro Valley, Dublin, Fremont, Newark, San Lorenzo, and Union City locations. By selecting yes below, you certify your understanding that the Alameda County Library intends to move forward with candidates that have selected those locations in their employment application mentioned above. Applicants are encouraged to update their employment preferences in their application before submitting.

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 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?