Optometrist Mock Interview
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Question 11 of 45
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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Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
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.
"The most difficult decision I had to make in the last two years was firing my pregnant assistant who was a single mother. She was well-liked by her coworkers and patients and was one of the best assistants I had worked with. I had to fire her because she was caught stealing from our patients and a few coworkers, and I could not tolerate that. She cried that she would have no money to support her children and would have trouble finding another job with a criminal history. It was heartbreaking to have to let her go, and I felt sorry for her, but I had to put my patients and staff first."
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