{"id":239,"date":"2016-07-22T15:38:38","date_gmt":"2016-08-08T19:43:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wayup.com\/guide\/?p=239"},"modified":"2018-06-29T14:10:29","modified_gmt":"2018-06-29T14:10:29","slug":"answer-work-holidays-andor-weekends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wayupstudent.wpengine.com\/answer-work-holidays-andor-weekends\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Answer: Would You Work Holidays And\/Or Weekends?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"arve alignleft\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-provider=\"iframe\" id=\"arve-iframe-httpswwwyoutubecomembed1fftzvqxoc8listplbbvnbohoqpvjknurwtaeebla9eyckucj\" style=\"max-width:400px;\">\n<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n<div class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n<span class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.250000%\"><\/span><iframe credentialless referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" allow=\"accelerometer &#039;none&#039;;ambient-light-sensor &#039;none&#039;;autoplay &#039;none&#039;;battery &#039;none&#039;;bluetooth &#039;none&#039;;browsing-topics &#039;none&#039;;camera &#039;none&#039;;ch-ua &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-read &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-write;display-capture &#039;none&#039;;document-domain &#039;none&#039;;domain-agent &#039;none&#039;;encrypted-media &#039;none&#039;;execution-while-not-rendered &#039;none&#039;;execution-while-out-of-viewport &#039;none&#039;;gamepad &#039;none&#039;;geolocation &#039;none&#039;;gyroscope &#039;none&#039;;hid &#039;none&#039;;identity-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;idle-detection &#039;none&#039;;keyboard-map &#039;none&#039;;local-fonts &#039;none&#039;;magnetometer &#039;none&#039;;microphone &#039;none&#039;;midi &#039;none&#039;;navigation-override &#039;none&#039;;otp-credentials &#039;none&#039;;payment &#039;none&#039;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &#039;none&#039;;publickey-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;screen-wake-lock &#039;none&#039;;serial &#039;none&#039;;speaker-selection;sync-xhr &#039;none&#039;;usb &#039;none&#039;;web-share;window-management &#039;none&#039;;xr-spatial-tracking &#039;none&#039;;\" allowfullscreen class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" data-arve=\"arve-iframe-httpswwwyoutubecomembed1fftzvqxoc8listplbbvnbohoqpvjknurwtaeebla9eyckucj\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1ffTZvQXoC8?list=PLBBVnbOhOQpVjKnURwtAeEbla9EyckUCj\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"225\" name sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1ffTZvQXoC8?list=PLBBVnbOhOQpVjKnURwtAeEbla9EyckUCj\" width=\"400\" title loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wayupstudent.wpengine.com\\\/answer-work-holidays-andor-weekends\\\/#arve-iframe-httpswwwyoutubecomembed1fftzvqxoc8listplbbvnbohoqpvjknurwtaeebla9eyckucj\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/embed\\\/1ffTZvQXoC8?list=PLBBVnbOhOQpVjKnURwtAeEbla9EyckUCj\"}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n There are several questions you might encounter during an interview for an internship or entry-level job. One question you\u2019re likely to come across, particularly if you work in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wayup.com\/guide\/career-opportunities-for-business-majors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hospitality or retail industries<\/a>, is \u201cWould you work holidays and\/or weekends?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Why do employers ask this? It\u2019s to gauge your flexibility and your ability to juggle work and other commitments. In some cases, your answer can directly affect whether you\u2019re hired for a position.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some things to keep in mind as you prepare your answer.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>1. Be realistic about your time.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>If the employer is looking for someone who can be available 24\/7, and you know that just isn\u2019t feasible for you, be honest from the start rather than having that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wayup.com\/guide\/become-confident-public-speaker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">miscommunication<\/a> later. It\u2019s much easier to take on more work later than to scale back after you\u2019ve agreed to perform the job.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Say something like:<\/em><\/strong> \u201cI have no problem with working on holidays or weekends as long as I can set my schedule as far in advance as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pro Tip:<\/strong> Don\u2019t give more detail than necessary. If your grandma has already asked for your help executing Thanksgiving this year, that\u2019s wonderful, but your future employer doesn\u2019t need to know.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>2. Know your limits.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Remember that the employer has needs too, one of which is the confidence that a candidate can fulfill all of a job\u2019s requirements\u2014time commitments being one of them. Still, most employers will work with you around legitimate concerns and\/or scheduling issues if they feel as though you are the best person for the job and you\u2019re straightforward with them about your scheduling needs from the start.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Say something like:<\/strong><\/em> \u201cUnfortunately, because of my family commitments, I can\u2019t commit to working every holiday, but I could definitely give up some when the company needs it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>By demonstrating flexibility and commitment to the position, you\u2019ll impress the interviewer and get one step closer to landing the job.<\/p>\n<p>Next, get more career tips for internships and entry-level jobs such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wayup.com\/guide\/much-paid-entry-level-job\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How Much Should I be Paid at an Entry-Level Job?<\/a>\u00a0and find answers to common interview questions such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wayup.com\/guide\/answer-tell-accomplishment-youre-proud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tell Me About an Accomplishment That You&#8217;re Most Proud Of<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are several questions you might encounter during an interview for an internship or entry-level job. One question you\u2019re likely to come across, particularly if you work in the hospitality or retail industries, is \u201cWould you work holidays and\/or weekends?\u201d Why do employers ask this? It\u2019s to gauge your flexibility and your ability to juggle &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/wayupstudent.wpengine.com\/answer-work-holidays-andor-weekends\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;How to Answer: Would You Work Holidays And\/Or Weekends?&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":250,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,25],"tags":[46,48,76,78,197,198,199],"class_list":["post-239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interviewing-101","category-top-culture-fit-questions","tag-interview","tag-interview-tips","tag-interview-questions","tag-culture-fit-interview-questions","tag-underclassman","tag-postgrad","tag-senior"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to Answer: Would You Work Holidays And\/Or Weekends? 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