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Questions You May Be Asked During an Interview

  • What do you consider your greatest strengths and weaknesses?
  • In what kind of setting would you feel most useful?
  • What could you contribute to this job?
  • Why are you seeking a job with us?
  • In what area(s) do you feel you need the most supervision?
  • What are your specific interests within the field(s) of audiology and speech-language pathology?
  • Have you had any experience in dealing with personnel conflicts?
  • What are your future plans in the field?
  • How do you handle criticism?
  • How would you adapt your diagnostic/treatment style to our clinic?
  • What would you like to be doing in 5 years?
  • Do you see yourself as a supervisor?
  • Would you feel comfortable presenting a lecture to a nursing staff?
  • How do you plan to achieve your career goals?
  • What two or three accomplishments have given you the most satisfaction? Why?
  • What is your concept of a language disorder in children?
  • Discuss a way to approach treatment of a language disorder. Discuss a specific case.
  • What evaluations do you feel comfortable in administering?
  • What is your favorite test to administer?
  • How do you feel about working with a patient who makes little progress?
  • What is an IEP? What is an IFSP?
  • How would you implement an IEP? An IFSP?
  • How would you relate your treatment to the child’s classroom work?
  • How would you keep track of pupil progress?
  • Tell me about the practicum experience(s) you’ve had.
  • What child language tests are you familiar with?
  • How would you determine the difference between dysarthria and apraxia?
  • How would you treat an aphasic?
  • How would you handle a patient who broke down and cried?
  • How large a caseload could you handle?
  • Do you have ENG experience?
  • Have you done hearing aid evaluations?
  • What is your philosophy on who should wear a hearing aid?
  • Can you do ear impressions?
  • What battery of tests would you use in an audiologic diagnosis?
  • Do you know how to do impedance audiometry?
  • Do you feel comfortable performing audiologic evaluations with all age groups?
  • What have you learned from your mistakes with patients?
  • What would be your reasons for not treating a patient?
  • Have you ever worked with a laryngectomee?
  • What is your preferred approach to stuttering treatment?
  • How much experience have you had in dealing with patients?
  • Are you comfortable being observed by parents?
  • How would you work with parents of a child enrolled in your program?
  • How would you conduct a parent conference?
  • What are your interests outside of work?
  • Tell me about your academic background.
  • What professional conferences or workshops have you attended?
  • In what part-time summer jobs have you been most interested? Why?
  • What college subjects did you like best? Why?
  • What college subjects did you like least? Why?
  • Do you have any questions about the job you are applying for?


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