hello there my name is Richard McMunn
from the interview training company past
my interview comm and in this tutorial I
will teach you how to prepare for and
pass a prison officer a RC interview so
if you have your a RC prison officer
selection interview coming up please do
watch this from beginning to end because
I promise to give you sample interview
questions and top-scoring
answers so to make you the standout
candidate and help you pass your Prison
Officer interview this is what I will
cover during this tutorial I will give
you a sample Prison Officer a RC
interview questions I will give you
suggested answers to help you prepare
for your prison officer a RC interview I
will tell you and this is really
important the qualities you have to
demonstrate during your Prison Service
interview and I will also give you
further resources to help you pass this
interview now before I do that a very
warm welcome to this prison officer
selection process interview training
tutorial my name is Richard McMunn I am
a former fire officer of 17 years I've
been helping people to pass their
interviews for about 20 years now and I
always do that by giving you top-scoring
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get into those Prison Officer AARC
interview questions and answers so the
first question we want to prepare for is
why do you want to become a prison
officer I can pretty much guarantee you
will get asked this interview question
so my tip is in your answer to this
prison officer interview question think
about the role and how it is a match for
your own qualities and experience here
is my suggested answer I want to become
a prison officer for three reasons the
first reason is I want a challenging
role where no two days are the same I am
the type of person who gets the most job
satisfaction from a job where I am
constantly challenged where I have to
think on my feet and also where I get to
communicate
with people on a daily basis now the
second reason is I want a job that is a
match from my own skills and qualities I
am confident I can communicate well and
I'm also resourceful I understand these
three qualities form part of what is
required to be a competent prison
officer finally I want a job where I
have to work as part of a team with
other like-minded professionals I feel I
would enjoy working as part of a team
where you have to follow strict rules
and procedures those are the three main
reasons why I want to become a prison
officer
I like that response because it is
confident is concise and most
importantly you are giving them three
specific reasons why you want to be a
prison officer let's take a look at
another prison officer a RC interview
question would you expect to be doing on
a daily basis as a prison officer so my
tip for answering this question is think
carefully about the varying aspects of
the prison officer role and try to
include as many of them as possible in
your answer here is my suggested answer
to this question I will have a large
number of responsibilities as a prison
officer including getting a brief from
my governor and also making sure I
follow strict rules and procedures at
all times
I will also be required to check prison
cells confiscate items from prisoners
check regularly prison numbers let
prisoners out for exercise and also
advise prisoners what they need to do if
they have a problem or a dispute I will
also need to use effective communication
and interpersonal skills to de-escalate
situations and also to help rehabilitate
a prisoner's life I will work with
people from all different types of
backgrounds and situations no two days
will ever be the same and I will need to
be prepared to work on sociable hours
and also at weekends that's a really
good answer it shows that you've
researched the role of a prison officer
and you know what you will be doing on a
daily basis now I still have a number of
questions to run through so please do
stick around but when you're ready if
you want to download my full set of
prison officer interview questions and
answers click that link in the top right
hand corner of the video he'll take you
through to my website where you can get
access instant access to my interview
questions and answers for prison
officers next questions what are your
strengths now this prison officer
interview question assesses
whether or not you have the necessary
strengths to perform the role
competently and to the necessary
standards so whilst you will be given
thorough training you must demonstrate
you have the potential to become a
prison officer here's my answer
my strengths are my ability to follow
rules and procedures my ability to learn
things quickly my confidence levels and
resilience and also my attention to
detail skills I also feel like I'm a
good communicator I can remain calm and
composed whilst under pressure and I'm
also a supportive team worker those in
my opinions are some of the best
qualities to give all strengths for
being a prison officer next question
tell me a time when you had to make an
effective decision under pressure so
prison officers have to do this on a
daily basis they have to remain calm
they have to be resilient and confident
and make a decision that isn't a
breast-- best interests at the prison
and the Prison Service so one of the
most important qualities of a prison
officer is as I say being able to make
decisions quickly whilst under pressure
so try and get a specific situation
you've been in where you remain calm
under pressure have made the right
decision based on the circumstances here
we go whilst at work in a previous role
a work colleague started making
inappropriate comments to another work
colleague I felt it was my
responsibility to step in and stop the
comments immediately to both prevent any
further harm to my work colleague and to
also educate the person making the
unwanted comments I immediately told my
work colleague in a core manner that his
comments were not only unacceptable but
also against our employers code of
conduct I also explained how those type
of comments were potentially damaging to
other people and that they were very
much on welcome the person making the
comments immediately apologized and
promised not to make any further similar
kinds it was clear my decision to calmly
intervene was the correct one to protect
my work colleague from further harm now
you will notice in that answer I've used
situation task action and result now
it's called the star technique for
answering situational and behavioral
type interview questions it's a
brilliant method for helping you
structure your answers the star
technique here's another one how would
you deal with a prison
who was demonstrating threatening
behavior this is a tough Prison Officer
interview question now the most
important thing to consider when
answering this prisoner interview
question is to say you will follow your
training and the rules and procedures
here is my answer first and foremost I
would always make sure I followed my
training and operational procedures that
would be implemented by the Prison
Service whilst dealing with this type of
scenario I would always remain calm
consider my exit be confident and
resilient and use a style of
communication that was aimed at
de-escalating the situation if at any
time I felt the situation was gathering
pace or increasing in intensity I would
request backup from my work colleagues
and raise the alarm if needed that's a
great considered answer that shows that
you are being safe and you are also
abiding by the rules and procedures
implemented by the Prison Service so
don't forget click the link in the top
right hand corner of the video to go
through to my website where you can
download my great answers to prison
officer interview questions I hope
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wish you all the best for passing your
Prison Officer AARC interview have a
brilliant day