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Traditional one-on-one · PT · Professionalism3
Clear filters- Practice this question nowBehavioralIntermediateTraditional one-on-one, Panel Most programs
Tell me about a time you disagreed with someone in authority. How did you handle it?
Professionalism · Communication · Integrity
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Sample answer outline
- Choose a disagreement about substance (a plan, a process, safety), not a personality clash.
- Show you checked yourself first: did you have the full picture?
- Describe raising it respectfully and privately, with facts and a suggestion.
- Give the result, and show you accepted the decision or escalated only when the stakes justified it.
- Reflect on what you learned about speaking up.
What makes it work
- It shows you can disagree without damaging the relationship.
- Proportion: escalating only when it truly matters.
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- A story where you were simply right and they were simply wrong.
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How familiar are you with the APTA and how do you feel about its mission?
Professionalism
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How to approach know the profession questions
- Describe the role concretely: who you see, what you do, who you work with.
- Use something you observed yourself as evidence.
- Show you know the challenges as well as the rewards.
- Link it to why the role fits you.
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- Practice this question nowBehavioralIntermediateTraditional one-on-one, Panel Most programs
Tell me about a time your values conflicted with a rule or policy. What did you do?
Integrity · Professionalism
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How to approach tell me about a time questions
- Pick a real example with stakes. Set up the situation in two sentences.
- Spend most of your time on your own actions, and say "I", not only "we".
- Give an honest result, including what didn't work.
- End with what you learned and how you've used it since.
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