45 OptometristInterview Questions
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Tell me about yourself.
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- "I am a 12 year old young girl who's about to be 13 years, that thinks an optometrist is a perfect job."
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How would you define great patient care?
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What is the difference between a customer and a patient?
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Describe the most difficult scheduling problem you have faced.
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- "When I have after school and soccer practice and also have alot of homework."
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Why optometry vs. another health field?
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- "Optometry is what I want to be and its good because I wear glasses as well and I would love to learn more about eye vision and so on."
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How do you handle stressful situations?
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What do you like best about being an Optometrist?
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Are you equipped to answer difficult questions from patients?
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Are you able to communicate instructions clearly to a patient?
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Give two examples of things you've done in previous jobs that demonstrate your willingness to work hard.
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Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
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- "Working as an optometrist."
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In your opinion, how has optometry improved in the last 20 years?
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Do you manage your time well?
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If you had to tell a patient bad news how would you go about it?
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- "I would first sit them down calmly so they can know somethings bad and tell them whats wrong and cry with them."
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What is the difference between a customer and a patient?
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- "A patient is for when their coming to like get checked or something and a customer is when there buying something from a store."
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How quickly do you make decisions? Give an example.
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- "Not very quickly I first want to get reasons to whats my decisions my Example is when I want to watch 2 different movies at the same time but I cant decide I pick the one I watched less because if I watched one of those movies 3 times and the other only 2 then im going to pick the one I watched less."
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What is your greatest strength?
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What do you think optometry's scope will be in the next 15-20 years?
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Tell me about your schooling experience.
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What impact did you have in your last job?
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What kind have goals have you set for yourself with this occupation?
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- "Never quiting school finish high school get into a college or university and getting into the best job ever optometry."
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Are you efficient with your time?
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Do you work well under pressure?
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Describe any volunteer experience you have had.
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How do you stay motivated?
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What makes you passionate about being a Optometrist?
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How would your former employer describe you?
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What is an example of an ethical dilemma in optometry?
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What do you know about our company?
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If hired, how do you intend on making a difference with our company?
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- "Improving making the company better by caring for the patients."
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Why should we hire you?
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Do you have previous experience as an Optometrist?
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Would you describe yourself as an easygoing person?
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What do you like least about being an Optometrist?
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Describe a situation when you were able to strengthen a relationship by communicating effectively. What made your communication effective?
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What's the most difficult decision you've made in the last two years and how did you come to that decision?
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Describe how you would handle a situation if you were required to finish multiple tasks by the end of the day, and there was no conceivable way that you could finish them.
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What is your greatest weakness? What are you doing to improve it?
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Describe a time when you have had to make a difficult decision.
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What is an example of an ethical dilemma in optometry?
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What are some challenges you were faced with while in school as an undergraduate student?
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Why did you choose to pursue a career as an Optometrist?
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How are your decision-making skills?
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Why are you the best candidate for us?
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Why did you choose to apply with us?