7 SOCIAL WORKER INTERVIEW QUESTIONS & ANSWERS! (How To PASS a Social Worker interview.)
Interviews for Top Jobs at Georgia Department of Human Services
Intern Interview
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Georgia Department of Human Services in Apr 2022
Interview
The person who interviewed me was very nice. He saw that I was nervous and helped me to relax a bit. I was asked about parts of DHS that I wanted to explore, which was refreshing.
- What was I interested in learning about during my time at DHS?
Economic Support Specialist I Interview
I applied online. I interviewed at Georgia Department of Human Services (Cusseta, GA) in Oct 2020
Interview
My interview was virtual through “Teams”. The interview consisted of a total of 8 questions that were split up and asked by 3 different women.The questions were typical questions from any interview, nothing I didn’t expect to be asked. The women that I interviewed with were all very nice and welcoming during the interview process. I was somewhat nervous just as anyone would be when having to sell themselves during an interview, but I answered all of the questions with confidence.
- Describe a time when company policy went against your own beliefs.
Why do you want to work for CPS (as a conservatorship worker)?
Meaningful purpose is the obvious and a good answer. You should elaborate on it though. One thing is wanting to help neglected children (and families in crisis), another one having what it takes to do so. Ensure the interviewers that your education has prepared you for the role. What’s more, you are an excellent listener, and you can spot whether someone is telling the truth. Children generally trust you, and open up in front of you. And you have some mental resilience which will help you to handle what you will see in the job daily–the pictures that tend to stay in our mind.
To sum it up, you know why you want to have the job, and you also feel ready to do it well, after an initial training.
What do you want to accomplish in this job? What are your expectations?
The most important thing at this point is being realistic. It would be great if we could mend each broken family, if we never had to take a child from their parents. But that’s not how it works in the daily life of CVS Conservatorship workers…
You will often take a child from their parents, because you will have to. Counseling can help, but it can’t do miracles. Say that you do not have any expectations when it comes to end results of your work. You will try your best, in each meeting with the family, in each interview. And you know things will be tough, and you may hear many bad words from the parents.
But you count with that behavior, and the well-being of a child matters for you more than anything else. You want to do your job as good as possible–that’s what you want to accomplish. How it translates into the life of each individual family in crisis is hard to predict. You can also say that you expect a difficult job. Wearing pink glasses and being idealistic would only backfire later on.
FAQ
What questions do they ask in a CPS interview?
- Tell me about yourself.
- What made you want to work in CPS?
- What motivates you?
- What are you passionate about?
- Where do you see your career in five years?
- What are your current career goals?
- What is your working style?
- What is your communication style?
Why do you want to work for CPS answer?
How do I pass a social work interview?
What does CPS look for in an interview?
