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List of
Questions/Behaviors
you have chosen: |
| Behavior |
Question: |
| Analytical
Skills |
| You use cold
reason and logic
in resolving daily
problems.
Continually
developing and
learning more
about
cardiopulmonary
disorders; and the
assessment and
treatment of such
disorders. |
Tell me about a
recent analytical
task that really
tested your
analytical skills? |
| Assertiveness |
| Is not easily
intimidated, will
put forward their
point of view
based on strong
ethical and
professional
standards. |
Have you ever
been in a
situation, at
work, when you
felt you had to
question the
ethics of pursuing
a certain course
of action. What
happened in the
end? |
| Awareness
to Detail |
| You attach great
importance to
detail. Your
procedures allow
for double checks
in the evaluation
of patients with
physical
examinations and
by conducting
diagnostic tests
to measure lung
capacity and for
levels of acidity
and alkalinity of
the blood. |
To what extent
in the past have
you built quality
checks into
diagnostic tests?
Can you give me a
few examples? Why
are they
important? |
| You check your
work again and
again to be sure
of a correct
diagnosis and
correct treatment;
You also perform
regular checks on
patients and
equipment. |
Is detail
important to you?
Maybe you leave
the details to
your healthcare
assistants! |
| Communication
skills |
| Can adapt their
presentation to
the group they are
facing. Breaks up
the complex
information into
small
understandable
chunks, so that it
is easily
understood by all
the patients. |
Give me an
example of when
you had to present
complex
information in a
simplified manner
to a group of
patients. |
| Has the ability
to step into
another persons'
shoes and see
things from their
perspective. Finds
it easy to
empathize with
others by
understanding our
shared needs and
fears; has ability
to accurately
evaluate clients'
physical/ mental
condition based on
review of their
data and symptoms. |
What steps do
you take to
establish a
rapport with
patients? |
| The ability to
disclose
delicate/sensitive
information with
utmost
sensitivity. |
Tell me about a
time when you had
to be very
discreet in
communicating
delicate
information. What
was the possible
risk involved and
how did you go
about it? |
| Knows the
benefit of
clarifying things
so that they are
clearly understood
by patients; can
guide patients
clearly and with
sensitivity in the
development of
strategies for
helping them with
their problems. |
Describe a time
when you took
extra effort to
make sure the
person with whom
you were
communicating with
had really
understood your
message. How did
you do this? |
| Confidence/Strong
Mental Attitude |
| Demonstrates the
ability to
recognize and
exploit strength
of character but
also to recognize
weakness. You are
calm and
effectively
professional when
patients are
panicking as they
are experiencing
acute breathing
difficulties. |
Relate an
occasion when you
discovered a
strong point in
your character, of
which you were
previously
unaware. |
| You are calm and
professional in
providing
treatment to
patients who are
panicking as they
are experiencing
acute breathing
difficulties. |
How do you deal
with patients who
are panicking
because they
cannot get their
breath. How does
it effect you
mentally. |
| Conflict
Resolution skills |
| Puts the team
first; is not
easily
intimidated; seeks
to resolve
differences; does
not personalize
matters; will
always collaborate
with other staff
members in a
professional
manner to perform
clinical
assessments and to
develop treatment
strategies no
matter what their
personal feelings
are. |
How do you
handle working
with people with
whom you are not
comfortable? What
do you do in such
situations? Can
you give me an
example. |
| Has the
character to work
through negativity
successfully;
professionally
gathers data about
their patients'
through
communicating,
observing and
carrying out
tests, despite any
provocation from
their patients. |
Tell me about a
time when you had
to work through a
degree of
negativity to help
counsel a patient. |
| Diplomacy
Skills |
| Conveys a sense
of transparency
and is able to
keep confidential
matters,
confidential,
despite any
personal
difficulties this
might cause. |
How would you
respond if one of
your colleagues
came to you and
asked you
something, which
you could not
reveal to him,
because of your
need to keep it
confidential? |
| Emotional
intelligence |
| Is sensitive to
the emotional
states of people
around them; they
encourage their
clients to express
their feelings and
talk about the
issues in their
lives, and can
assist them to
develop insights
into themselves
and their
relationships. |
Tell me about a
time at work when
you sensed that a
patient was
withholding
important
information from
you. What did you
do to address the
issue? |
| Knows his/her
own true
feelings,is
emotionally
mature, is always
in total control
of his/her
emotions; has the
techniques to deal
with stress; is a
totally
professional
counselor. |
Tell me about a
time when you lost
your cool in a
work environment. |
| Pressure |
| Displays
maturity and a
calm attitude. Can
provide complex
therapy requiring
important
judgments in life
threatening
situations in
hospital intensive
care units. |
What do you do
when circumstances
at work make you
feel tense and
pressurized? |
| Ability to
remain calm and
poised under shock
and pressure, is a
strong honest
character |
Tell me about an
occasion when
something visibly
shocked you, but
you had to appear
composed? |
| Written
Communication
Skills |
| Demonstrates
precision by
validating the
written word, by
asking others to
proofread it, or
by double checking
references and
sources to check
accuracy. |
What processes
do you use to
clarify your
written work and
verify its
accuracy? Have you
developed a
precise routine to
confirm this
accuracy? |
| Demonstrates the
ability to marshal
their thoughts and
express these
clearly in the
written format,
shows a
willingness to
expand their
written
proficiency. Is
able to prepare
and can understand
all required
treatment records
and reports. |
Citing a
recently completed
written report,
what did it entail
and how was it
undertaken |
