The Ottawa Hospital Mock Interview
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Question 23 of 30
Think about a difficult boss, professor or coworker. What made him or her difficult? How did you successfully interact with this person?
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Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
Show the interviewer that you work well with most personalities even though you recognize there are some folks out there who are quite difficult to please.
Think about that one person at work who is 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.
Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
"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 a lot of 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."
Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
"During my internship, I had a fellow student who didn't pull their weight. This unmotivated person created more work for the rest of the team by being slow and unresponsive. Our team started to complete most of the tasks when it came to group projects. It didn't take much time before our professor noticed this particular individual was slacking. I feel like, in most instances, the underachievers will weed themselves out over time, and it's rarely worth making a fuss over."
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I once worked with a coworker who was very warm-hearted and caring. We worked in a residential setting with multiple clients where most of the time we would be "tagged" to one client; however, she would occasionally leave her client behind and go interact with other clients. At first, it caused some problems because while she was interacting with other clients, her assigned client would have no activities done. I knew she did not purposely leave her client, she wanted to engage and interact with other clients so she could build rapport with them. As a result, each time she decided to hang out with other clients, I take the initiative to complete activities with her client.
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This is a good example of constructive problem-solving. You may want to talk about why you took this approach rather than confront your coworker. Why was this the best solution?
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