"A couple of years ago, after my lunch break in the cafeteria in the basement of our hospital, I noticed an elderly gentleman walking around the lobby of the operating room, and he looked lost. He explained that he had just arrived after getting the call that his wife was in an auto accident and he was in complete distress. I asked his wife's name and took the time to find the OR director so we could find his wife so he could be with her. As it turns out, the gentleman wrote our CEO a wonderful letter thanking me for taking the time to brighten his day in a time of need and to thank the OR staff for their quick work with his wife. After the incident, it was just a normal part of my day to help someone in need at our large facility. Our CEO recognized me at an all-staff meeting a couple of months after the incident, and I was very proud that something little could hopefully inspire my colleagues to do the same."

"I would say that the proudest moment of my career was when I was asked to present at the ASHA national conference a few years ago for my work with young adults with autism and preparing them to train for job interviewing through mock interviews. As you can see from my resume, I had been recognized for my mock interviewing training through coaching and video modeling, and I was asked to present my methodology. While public speaking isn't necessarily my forte, I was proud to be asked and did it without hesitation."

There is no right or wrong answer to this question. However, you want to choose a response that will stand out in the interviewer's mind as truly exceptional.