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RA Selection In-Hall Process from UNI-Bender Hall

February 17, 1999

Dear ________:

Congratulations on your success in the 1999-2000 Resident Assistant selection process. I would like to invite you to participate in the Bender Hall in-hall interview process. Please review the following information carefully in order to decide whether you would like to continue through our process.

All candidates are requested to attend one of the five following two hour and fifteen minute round robin interviews:

1. Sunday February 21, 1999 1:45 - 4:00 p.m.
2. Sunday February 21, 1999 6:45 - 9:00 p.m.
3. Monday February 22, 1999 7:45 - 10:00 p.m.
4. Tuesday February 23, 1999 7:45 - 10:00 p.m.
5. Sunday February 28, 1999 1:45 - 4:00 p.m.

These will consist of four 20 minute interviews with Bender Hall staff members and student leaders. The last phase of our process will consist of an individual interview with Bob Reason (Bender Hall Coordinator).

Currently, we have 4 male and 4 female openings. I hope the interviews enable you to meet the staff you may be working with as well as give us the opportunity to get to know you better. Enclosed with this letter you will find the most recent resident assistant job description for Bender Hall.

Please review sections B. 1-4 and E. 1, because it is slightly different than the other eight UNI residence halls.

Please contact the Bender Hall Secretary at x3-2658 by 4:00 p.m. on Friday February 19, 1999 to schedule your interview times. If you are not interested in participating in our process, please contact us with that information.

If you have any additional questions, please feel free to contact me at x3-7679.

I look forward to meeting you.

Sincerely,

Brian C. Steinberg
Bender Hall Assistant Hall Coordinator

Format For Bender In-Hall Process 1999

Sunday February 21, 1999 (2 Sessions).
Monday February 22, 1999 (1 Session).
Tuesday February 23, 1999 (1 Session).
Sunday February 28, 1999 (1 Session).

Candidates selected will be given notice and asked to attend one of five sessions. There will be four candidates going through each session (4 candidates x 5 sessions = 20 candidates). The first session is Sunday February 21, 1999 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The second is Sunday February 21, 1999 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The third is Monday February 22, 1999 from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. The fourth is Tuesday February 23, 1999 from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. And the fifth is Sunday February 28, 1999 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Each interview will consist of four different rooms. Three of these rooms will have two current Bender Hall Resident Assistants and one student leader conducting the interviews. The fourth room will be an interview with Brian Steinberg (BHAHC).

Room 117 Leadership Experiences and Communication Skills.

Room 518 Perceptions of the RA Job and Sense of Responsibility.

Room 1010 Diversity and Community.

Room 121 Interview with Brian Steinberg (BHAHC)

Another student, either a student leader or an RA will escort interviewees between rooms to answer questions and make sure nobody gets lost.

Schedule

1:45/6:45/7:45 Interviewee's gather in lobby (Meet with Bob and hosts), Interviewer's in Room 117

2:00/7:00/8:00 - First Session
2:20/7:20/8:20

2:20/7:20/8:20 - Moving between rooms and evaluation time.
2:30/7:30/8:30

2:30/7:30/8:30 - Second Session.
2:50/7:50/8:50

2:50/7:50/8:50- Moving between rooms and evaluation time.
3:00/8:00/9:00

3:00/8:00/9:00 - Third Session.
3:20/8:20/9:20

3:20/8:20/9:20 - Moving between rooms and evaluation time.
3:30/8:30/9:30

3:30/8:30/9:30 Fourth Session
3:50/8:50/9:50
BENDER IN-HALL PROCESS 1999

Perceptions of the RA Job and Sense of Responsibility

Interviewee's name _______________________________________________

Instructions: Ask as many questions as you can in the time given. Don't try and hurry things along, there's no need to answer ever question. Write as much about the person's answer in the blanks below the questions. The more you write the more useful your interview sheet will be. Try to save personal judgments for the end, you will have time to think given to you. Begin with brief introductions, ask a little about their background and give a little about yours.

Question 1: What do you see as the Daily/Weekly job of a RA? What are some positives and negatives of the job?

Question 2: Why do you want to be a RA?

Question 3: What do you feel you can contribute to Bender Hall?

Question 4: The RA job requires a great deal of commitment. Can you name a time when you were highly committed to something? How did you maintain that commitment?

Question 5: How important is role modeling to the RA position? Why do you think that?

Question 6: Can you describe a time you functioned as a role model? How well do you think you handled responsibility?

Question 7: How would someone with whom you get along with describe you?

Stop and thank them for their time. Take a moment to look at your notes and write some closing comments below.

This candidate would make a good RA for Bender Hall in the next year.

1 2 3 4 5
Strongly agree Agree Unsure Disagree Strongly disagree

BENDER IN-HALL PROCESS 1999

Leadership Experiences and Communication Skills

Interviewee's name _______________________________________________

Question 1: What is your definition of a leader? What are the qualities of a good leader?

Question 2: Describe some leadership experiences you've had at UNI and elsewhere. How did they prepare you to be an RA?

Question 3: What are some ways you get people involved?

Question 4: How do you respond to both positive and negative feedback?

Question 5: How do you react if someone disagrees with you? Can you give a specific example?

Question 6: Describe the way you handle conflicts with others.

Question 7: What kind of environment is needed for effective communication?

Stop and thank them for their time. Take a moment to look at your notes and write some closing comments below.

This candidate would make a good RA for Bender Hall in the next year.

1 2 3 4 5
Strongly agree Agree Unsure Disagree Strongly disagree

BENDER HALL IN-HALL PROCESS 1999

DIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY

Interviewee's name _______________________________________________

Question 1: What does diversity mean to you?

Question 2: Describe a time you have dealt with diversity?

Question 3: In what ways can you make someone different from you comfortable?

Question 4: How can you make the transition to UNI easier for first year and transfer students?

Question 5: What kind of programs have you done in the past? What are your favorites?

Question 6: How will you go about getting to know your house government?

Question 7: As you know Bender Hall has a new job description. In what ways do you plan on incorporating this into your house?

Stop and thank them for their time. Take a moment to look at your notes and write some closing comments below.

This candidate would make a good RA for Bender Hall in the next year.

1 2 3 4 5
Strongly agree Agree Unsure Disagree Strongly disagree

BENDER HALL IN-HALL PROCESS 1999

Interview with Brian Steinberg (BHAHC)

Interviewee's name _______________________________________________

Question 1: Explain one change you would make to UNI. Why would you choose to make that particular change? How would you go about making that change?

Question 2: Name and describe a person who has had a significant impact on your life. How did they impact you?

Question 3: What is one goal that you would like to accomplish during your RA experience? How do you plan on accomplishing that goal?

Question 4: Describe your ideal floor (house).

Question 5: Describe something in your life that you are very proud of (doesn't have to be during college years).

Stop and thank them for their time. Take a moment to look at your notes and write some closing comments below.

This candidate would make a good RA for Bender Hall in the next year.

1 2 3 4 5
Strongly agree Agree Unsure Disagree Strongly disagree

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