Practice prompts based on occupational tasks
These Applyace practice prompts use O*NET tasks for rotary drill operators, oil and gas. They are not reported employer questions. If you have not done a task, explain your approach and learning needs instead of inventing experience.
1. Train crews, and introduce procedures to make drill work more safe and effective.
Describe a real example of this task. What was your responsibility, and what happened?
2. Observe pressure gauge and move throttles and levers to control the speed of rotary tables, and to regulate pressure of tools at bottoms of boreholes.
How did you decide which approach or tools to use? Explain the tradeoffs.
3. Maintain records of footage drilled, location and nature of strata penetrated, materials and tools used, services rendered, and time required.
What could go wrong during this task? Describe how you would check your work.
4. Push levers and brake pedals to control gasoline, diesel, electric, or steam draw works that lower and raise drill pipes and casings in and out of wells.
Explain a time you coordinated this work with someone else. How did you communicate?
5. Connect sections of drill pipe, using hand tools and powered wrenches and tongs.
How would you handle an unfamiliar part of this task? Identify what you would need to learn.
6. Count sections of drill rod to determine depths of boreholes.
What evidence would show this task was completed successfully?
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Pick an occupational task, then outline a real example. This is practice, not a prediction of an employer’s questions.
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Train crews, and introduce procedures to make drill work more safe and effective.
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Questions to ask the interviewer
- Which of these occupational tasks takes the most time on your team?
- How do you measure success in the first three months?
- Which tools, training and support are available for this role?
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