Transportation Specialist Question:

☛ 1. What attracted you to this position?
☛ 2. Are you willing to work as a substitute driver in all areas of the district?
☛ 3. Are you regularly available to drive, even when called at the last minute?
☛ 4. How do you plan to adapt to many different bus routes?
☛ 5. Have you ever had to control and discipline a group of children between the ages of 5 and 18?
☛ 6. What techniques do you plan to use in order to maintain control of the students who you will only drive for a few days on a substitute basis?
☛ 7. How would you handle a phone call from an angry parent accusing you of treating their child unfairly?
☛ 8. Do you feel it is important that bus stops and schedules be regular and on time? Why?
☛ 9. What specific skills have you acquired or used in previous experience that relate to this position?
☛ 10. You have a school bus tipped over on its right side with the front door obstructed. There are K-12 students on board, some of whom are seriously injured. What is your first priority? What is your follow-up plan?
☛ 11. Are you prepared to undergo an intensive training program that may take a minimum of six days?
☛ 12. We recognize one’s financial needs must be considered, but beyond this, what attracts you to this position?
☛ 13. What experience do you have operating a large vehicle?
☛ 14. If you were to encounter icy conditions, how would you handle the situation?
☛ 15. How would you handle a situation on your bus in which a student attempted to or did physically harm you or another student?
☛ 16. Would keeping a schedule or being on time on a bus run be of any importance, in your opinion?
☛ 17. You are leaving school at the end of the day. It is the last run and a fellow driver cuts you off. Will this affect your schedule? How will you react?
☛ 18. What is the most difficult situation you have been faced with involving another person? How did you deal with it?
☛ 19. You have come upon a serious accident where it is apparent there may have been loss of life. How would you deal with your bus? The students?
☛ 20. In our school system, a formal bus pass signed by a school official must be given to the driver before a student who is not normally your passenger can ride on your bus. A strange student boards your bus and insists he always goes to his friend’s house whenever he wants to. How would you handle this?
☛ 21. You have entered a busy intersection and a passenger vehicle cuts in front of you. What would be your response?
☛ 22. A student changes seats several times. You have asked him to sit still without success. What would be your response?
☛ 23. Have you ever had a strong disagreement with another person (adult or student)? How did you handle this conflict?
☛ 24. What would you consider good judgment when dealing with children?
☛ 25. Do you know a bus driver you believe is very good at his job? In what way do you feel that he is doing a good job?
☛ 26. What kind of things would you do to prepare to drive a school bus?
☛ 27. Why do you want to make a career of driving a school bus?
☛ 28. What do you like about the children that you have been transporting?
☛ 29. What characteristics do you possess that make you a good bus driver?
☛ 30. Give an example of a difficult problem you have experienced with a student or students on a bus run. How did you handle it?
☛ 31. A person you do not know comes to your bus to pick up a kindergarten student on your K-2 run. The student does not seem to know them. What would you do?
☛ 32. Do you practice defensive driving? On a daily basis, what are the techniques you practice?
☛ 33. In the event of a serious accident, what procedure would you follow?
☛ 34. What specific skills have you acquired that you feel have made you a better school bus driver?
☛ 35. Have you had time to prepare for this interview? If not, why not? If yes, how?