Optometrist Mock Interview
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Question 18 of 45
Describe a time when you have had to make a difficult decision.
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Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
This question is similar to describing a time you had to make a difficult decision in the past two years but worded slightly differently. It is best to have separate answers to behavioral questions that are similar rather than repeating the same answer. Interviewers ask behavioral questions that prompt you to describe past experiences because they want to hear your thought process and see how you use certain skills. These types of questions help interviewers understand how you process and resolve dilemmas. The interviewer wants to see how you approach decisions thoughtfully and logically make choices. When describing a difficult decision you made, be sure to relate it to the position you are applying for.
Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
"I have had to make many difficult decisions during my career. One of the most difficult decisions was leaving a job I absolutely loved because the commute was too long and cutting into time with my family. I was hired as an Optometrist in a busy practice right after receiving my Doctor of Optometry degree. The closest job I could find was a 3-hour round-trip commute. It was just my husband and me at the time, and he was supportive of my decision to work far away. Over the years, though, I became a mom and found it was too difficult to spend three additional hours away from my family. So I had to leave the practice once I found a position closer to home."
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