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Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
Whether it was with a patient or a colleague, the chances are high that you've had to work closely with a difficult person in the past. With a question like this, your interviewer is looking to gauge your ability to work with someone difficult healthily and effectively. Because working with stressed patients and colleagues can be commonplace at Adventist Health, proving your ability to do this is vital. Show the interviewer that you work well with most personalities even though you recognize some folks out there who are quite difficult to please. Before your interview, think about that one person at work who was hard to please. Perhaps there is someone at work who tries to intimidate others. Talk to the interviewer about what made this person challenging and what their relationship was with you. Avoid speaking poorly of anyone, and be sure to end your response on a positive note.

Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
"I once worked at a small medical facility where the primary physician was very demanding. When he would walk into the facility, employees would quietly announce that he was in the building so that everyone could prepare for his arrival. This physician had great intentions; however, his people skills were a little rough. I could see that he meant well, and I recognized that he wanted to do many good things. When we interacted, I always took his feedback with the understanding that he didn't mean things as harshly as he might say them."

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