Occupational Therapist (OT) Interview Questions

61 Share an example of when you established and accomplished a goal that was personally challenging. What helped you succeed?
62 Provide an experience in which you successfully trained students, nurses, or other medical staff in therapy techniques. What methods made you successful?
63 Provide a time when you were able to identify a complex problem, evaluate the options, and implement a solution. How did the solution benefit your employer?
64 Describe your experience using computer programs to help clients improve decision making and reasoning skills.
65 Provide an example of when you set expectations and monitored the performance of subordinates. What guidance and direction did you find most effective?
66 Share an experience in which you used new training skills, ideas, or a method to adapt to a new situation or improve an ongoing one. (Look for the candidate's ability to learn.)
67 Share an experience in which you advised on health risks in the workplace and/or health-related transition to retirement.
68 Describe a time when you successfully persuaded another person to change his/her way of thinking or behavior.
69 Tell me about the last time you oversaw the work of someone else. How did you effectively motivate, develop, and direct the worker(s)?
70 Describe an experience in which your ability to work well with others and reconcile differences helped your company or employer. (Make sure the candidate knows how to negotiate.)
71 Share a time when you successfully used scientific rules or methods to solve a problem at work.
72 Provide an experience in which you effectively assisted patients in locating and holding jobs.
73 What is the most challenging part of budgeting for you?
74 Tell me about your last experience recruiting, interviewing, or hiring an employee. What techniques did you find most effective in finding the right person for the job?
75 Share an experience in which your diligence of inspecting equipment, structures, or materials helped you identify a problem or the cause of a problem.