Speech Pathologist Assistant Interview Questions

16 Name a time when your patience was tested. How did you keep your emotions in check?
17 Provide an experience in which you were sensitive to somone's needs or feelings. How did your helpfulness affect your work environment?
18 Describe your experience assisting speech-language pathologists. What duties have you performed?
19 Provide an example when your ethics were tested.
20 Provide a time when you worked in a rapidly evolving workplace. How did you deal with the change? (Make sure the candidate is flexible.)
21 How do you balance cooperation with others and independent thinking? Share an example. (Try to determine if the candidate has a cooperative attitude or is otherwise good-natured.)
22 Share an experience in which the data which you collected and/or compiled helped you and your company to effectively assess a client's performance or program quality.
23 Share an example of when you went above and beyond the "call of duty". (Look for answers that show the candidate is dependable.)
24 What factors do you consider when selecting speech-language instructional materials?
25 Share a time when you willingly took on additional responsibilities or challenges. How did you successfully meet all of the demands of these responsibilities? (Make sure the candidate is a self-starter and can demonstrate some initiative.)
26 Name a time when your creativity or alternative thinking solved a problem in your workplace.
27 Tell me about a time when you developed your own way of doing things or were self-motivated to finish an important task.
28 Share an experience in which your attention to detail and thoroughness had an impact on your last company.
29 Describe an experience in which you identified the educational needs of your students and successfully developed a way to teach/train them.
30 Provide an example when you were able to prevent a problem because you foresaw the reaction of another person.

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