Dementia Care Specialist Mock Interview

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Question 19 of 25

You are working with a junior colleague who is consistently 20 minutes late. What would you do?

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Krista Wenz

Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.

The interviewer will ask situational questions like this one to see how you respond to issues in the workplace. How you answer gives the interviewer insight into your communication, leadership, conflict resolution, and problem-solving skills. Let them know how you would handle this situation. Everyone is different, so there is no right or wrong way to answer this question.

Krista Wenz

Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.

"What I would do depends on how my colleague's tardiness affects me and patient care. If their delay causes me more work because I have to take up their slack or it causes patient care to be compromised, I will address their tardiness the first time they are late. I would ask them in private why they were late, showing that I was genuinely concerned and wanted to help in any way that I could. If my colleague's consistent lateness didn't affect our patients or me, I would not say anything since that is my supervisor's job to address the issue."

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