Personal Care Aide Interview Questions
Go Back1. Do you have any questions for me?
2. What would you do if you were working and your relief did not show up to relieve you at the end of your shift?
3. Describe an improvement you personally initiated.
4. What was your most difficult decision in the last 6 months? What made it difficult?
5. What impact did you have in your last job?
6. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
7. Our agency often needs a Personal Care Aide to work a 24-hour shift, spending the night at a client's home. When that is needed, there is a private room that is offered for you to sleep in. Would you be willing to work a 24-hour shift if needed?
8. What do you know about our organization?
9. If hired, when can you start?
10. What is your greatest strength?
11. If hired, do you have reliable transportation?
12. Our agency requires a criminal background check and fingerprinting before being hired. Are you opposed to either of those?
13. What do you like and dislike about home care?
14. What have you done in the past year to become a better Personal Care Aide?
15. How do you like to get feedback and suggestions?
16. How would you define excellent patient care?
17. How do you handle stressful situations?
18. Are you a compassionate person?
19. Why are you the best candidate for us?
20. What personal characteristics do you think add to your overall effectiveness?
21. Are you a patient person?
22. What was your most rewarding experience in personal care?
23. Why did you enter this career?
24. Are there any type of personal hygiene tasks that you would feel uncomfortable performing for our clients?
25. Will you you able to extend patience to stubborn clients?
26. What skills do you think are most critical to this job?
27. Do you have a current CPR certification?
28. Tell me about your education and any certifications, diplomas, or degrees you have.
29. Having a current CPR card is required to work for our agency. What would you do if you showed up to work and realized your CPR card had expired a month before?
30. When have you had a really bad experience as a Personal Care Aide?
31. Have you ever been yelled at or accused of wrongdoing by a client or family member before? What was the situation?
32. When have you provided personal care for an elderly person or an individual in need before?
33. What do you know about DNR orders?
34. Is it acceptable to call off work as a Personal Care Aide when an individual is depending on you?
35. Give me an example that shows your trustworthiness.