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If you have any questions please contact the Personnel Office
2014-2015 AS Personnel Office Staff
Yuliya Rybalka- AS Personnel Director
Tori Engstrom- AS Personnel Assistant Director (Staff Development)
Tanvi Soans- AS Personnel Assistant Director (Staff Recognition)
The AS Personnel Office is located in the Viking Union, room 505.
The AS Personnel Office is responsible for the Human Resources of the Associated Students. This includes, but is not limited to, upholding all aspects of the AS Employment Policy, orchestrating and overseeing all AS student employee hiring, processing all employment paperwork for AS student employees, the placement of work-study positions, and organizing AS-wide employee recognition and Staff Development. The current office is charged with assessing the needs of the organization concerning day-to-day activities and supporting AS employees whenever possible.
Associated Students Interview Stock Questions
The following questions will be asked during an interview, in addition to position specific questions.
All Classifications Interview Questions:
- Why are you interested in working for the Associated Students as the _____________?
- The AS has a strong commitment to diversity, inclusion, positive affirmation, and being accessible to all Western students. How has your experience and background prepared you to be effective at working in this environment, and how would you apply it to your work in this position?
Director/Associate Director/Assistant Director
- Tell us how you have addressed a situation where there were varying opinions within your group about how to accomplish a goal?
- Describe a time when you managed a budget at work, personally, or for an organization. How would you apply that experience to managing a budget in this position?
- Leadership comes in a variety of ways such as group events, activities, and class projects among many other things, when presented with a leadership opportunity, what role do you tend to take?
- Tell us about a time when you had a disagreement with a friend, classmate, or colleague, and how you resolved it?
Coordinator
- In this position you may be supervising other student employees and/or volunteers. What is your experience related to supervision, and how will you apply it to empower others and keep them motivated throughout the school year?
- Describe a time when you managed a budget at work, personally, or for an organization. How would you apply that experience to managing a budget in this position?
- Leadership comes in a variety of ways such as group events, activities, and class projects among many other things, when presented with a leadership opportunity, what role do you tend to take?
- Describe to us the steps you took to organize, plan and complete a project that had a deadline?
Assistant Coordinator
- Describe to us the steps you took to organize, plan and complete a project that had a deadline.
- Tell us about a creative solution you developed to solve a problem.
- This position requires you to work with little supervision at times, describe a time when you had to work on a project unsupervised.
- Give us an example of a time when you felt excessive demands were placed on you. How did you handle the situation?