How to Answer: What has been your most difficult situation in your experience as a Physical Therapist Assistant and how did you handle it?
Advice and answer examples written specifically for a Physical Therapist Assistant job interview.
15. What has been your most difficult situation in your experience as a Physical Therapist Assistant and how did you handle it?
How to Answer
The interviewer wants to hear about a particular situation that challenged you as a Physical therapist Assistant. The interviewer can see that you are qualified by reading your resume, now they want to make sure that you have the people skills needed to do the job.
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1st Answer Example
"The most difficult problem I faced this week was working with my schedule to get two walk in appointments in between scheduled patients. I made a point to explain to the walk-ins that I would do my best to get them in but they may have to wait a bit. The fact that I was up front with the possibility that they could wait made them understand why they had to wait a bit longer than normal."
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2nd Answer Example
"The most difficult situation I've experience was an emotional experience with a car crash patient. The patient was very depressed and wasn't making much progress. Treatment was delayed but picked back up a few months down the road."
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