Please find questions below for the 2014-2015
paraprofessional application. Please DO NOT EXCEED
1500 characters for each question.
You must copy and paste your answers into the online
application.
Required Questions for all Applicants
All applicants must answer each of the following questions.
Tell us about yourself and what motivated you to apply to be a paraprofessional. *
Describe your personal and educational background. What are your career objectives? *
What are some weaknesses that you have and how do you feel these would impact you in a role as a
paraprofessional? *
Questions for Desk Manager Applicants
Only for those applying to the DM position
Answer all of the following questions if you are applying for the DM position.
What is your understanding of the role of a Desk Manager? *
What are some challenges and rewards you anticipate in regards to supervising your peer? *
Tell us what makes you stand out from other Desk Manager candidates. *
Questions for Maintenance Assistant Applicants
Only for those applying to the MA position
Answer all of the following questions if you answered that you are applying for the MA position.
What is your understanding of the role of a Maintenance Assistant? *
What experience do you have being on a team and what role do you typically play? *
Tell us what makes you stand out from other Maintenance Assistant candidates. *
Questions for Resident Assistant Applicants
Only for those applying to the RA position
Answer all of the following questions if you answered that you are applying for the RA position.
What is your understanding of the role of a Resident Assistant? *
Explain a project you had to put together. What was your role and what was the outcome? *
Tell us what makes you stand out from other Resident Assistant candidates. *
Questions for Resident Assistants applying to an LLC
Only for those applying to the LLC RA position
Answer any applicable following questions if you answered that you are applying for an LLC RA
position.
CENTER FOR WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY (CWIT) LLC QUESTION:
As an RA working with high achieving first year students who may have not experienced challenges in
high school coursework, how would you ensure to create an environment in which students feel
comfortable asking for help?
DISCOVERY SCHOLARS LLC QUESTION:
How would you balance supporting the overall LLC and individual resident needs/wants?
HONORS COLLEGE LLC QUESTION:
As an LLC RA, how would you develop a community of leaders that support the overall LLC goals and
expectations?
HUMANITIES LLC QUESTION:
As a Humanities LLC RA, how would develop a community that engages in communication and brings
points of views from different disciplines (history, English, biology, etc)?
INTERCULTURAL LIVING EXCHANGE (ILE) LLC QUESTION:
As an LLC RA, how would you develop a community of leaders that support the overall LLC goals and
expectations?
INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES LLC QUESTION:
How would you develop a community that engages in communication and brings points of views from
different disciplines or areas of interest?
SHRIVER LIVING-LEARNING CENTER (SLLC) QUESTION:
Each fall, SLLC members participate in a one-credit SOCY 396 course, "Exploring Civic Engagement." This
class occurs every other Monday, 12-1pm, beginning the first Monday after Labor Day. Including the
SLLC RA, the entire SLLC community is expected to participate, as it is a great community-building
opportunity. Is there any reason that you could/would not participate?
VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS LLC QUESTION:
What questions would you ask an artist-resident to encourage him or her to talk about their artwork? If
a particular art discipline is outside your experience (perhaps you are not an arts major), what two
questions would you ask to engage the arts-student in a conversation about what he or she does, so
that the goal is to strengthen the communication between you and the student?
WOMEN INVOLVED IN LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP (WILL) LLC QUESTION:
As an LLC RA, how would you develop a community of leaders that support the overall LLC goals and
expectations?