Sample Interview Questions for Psychology

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Sample Interview Questions

Students are encouraged to book an advising appointment for a mock interview to prepare for interviews, but you can also use these questions for self-study. You can book your advising appointment on campusBRIDGE.

You can also partner with a friend and they can ask you a sample question while you answer to practice interviewing.

  1. Why are you interested in a position with our organization?
  2. How do you see your role in this organization?
  3. What do you like least about your present (or last) job?
  4. What would you do if you discovered a confidential file was missing when you were certain that it had been securely locked away?
  5. Describe a situation where you made an error in your work. What was the error? What action did you take?
  6. Tell me about your experience with case management. 
  7. Tell me about your experience in providing services online or via phone. 
  8. How do you handle stress? What methods do you use to manage stress?
  9. Have you worked on your own original research? Tell me about that research and what you learned from it.
  10. Describe your experience with assessing service delivery. What area of program assessment were you a part of: needs assessment, program evaluation or outcome evaluation? What did you learn from the experience that you would use in any subsequent assessments?
  11. Tell me about your experience with culturally-aware counselling.
  12. Do you have experience working with [this client group, i.e. children, seniors, clients dealing with grief, .etc.]? Tell me about a program or service that you have offered to this client group that you consider to be a professional accomplishment.
  13. Working in psychology can be very emotionally demanding. How would you prepare for these demands?
  14. Tell me a time when you had a disagreement with a colleague. What was the situation, the solution, and the outcome? What role did you play in the solution and the outcome?
  15. What is the theory or approach you use or follow?
  16. Describe how you would implement small group counselling.
  17. What would you do if you were assigned a task outside your job description?
  18. Tell me about a time when you had to deal with a cultural difference or conflict. What was the situation, your role and the outcome?
  19. Based on your knowledge of our services, which one do you most look forward to delivering?
  20. What questions do you have about this position?
Updated March 2024