Prepare for your Salus University Optometry School interview with 40 questions covering clinical reasoning, patient care philosophy, and program fit.
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Kevin Downey has an extensive background in business management, recruiting, branding and marketing. He's volunteered his career coaching services at job fairs, lecturing on interview techniques and crafting winning resumes and cover letters.
"My biology teacher once gave me an F on my paper, which confused me since I thought I'd performed perfectly. So I first reviewed the answers on the test and crosschecked them, and I should have had a perfect score. I waited after class to respectfully talk to them in private since I knew there was an error. At first, my instructor refused to look at the paper, sticking firmly to their position and trying to educate me about being a good loser. They kept talking over me. When they refused to look at the paper, I read my answers aloud. This caused them to pause, and a look of concern drew over their face. They then took the paper from me, looked at their computer, scrolled around, and realized they'd graded me poorly and assigned my perfect score to another student with a similar name. They grumbled that they saw where the problem occurred, grumbled that they fixed it and that I now had a perfect score, and asked me if I was happy. They made no apology and told me to have a nice day and left. And that was that. I was just glad I defended myself and came out on top."

Kevin Downey has an extensive background in business management, recruiting, branding and marketing. He's volunteered his career coaching services at job fairs, lecturing on interview techniques and crafting winning resumes and cover letters.
Your answer to this question will offer insights into your communication skills in situations that may prove more challenging. It also touches upon whether you take feedback as a growth opportunity or if you take it personally. They'll gauge your respect for your superiors/teachers/professors.
The trick to answering this question is to demonstrate your truth, remain respectful while defending your position, and have the wisdom to know when to choose your battles. It also requires an open mind, a willingness to explore possibilities you hadn't previously considered, above-average communication skills, and humility.

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