Occupational therapy interview prep

OT interview prep built around client-centred answers

Rehearse full occupational therapy mock interviews with client-centred scenarios, realistic follow-ups and scored AI feedback.

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“A client's family wants goals the client does not want. How do you handle it?”

Occupational therapy school applicant answering interview questions on a laptop video call
OT mock interview01:18 / 05:00
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How it works

Three steps, repeated until Occupational Therapy interviews feel easy

  1. 01

    Sit a realistic mock interview

    Choose a full Occupational therapy mock interview built around the questions, scenarios and follow-ups programs use. Answer out loud, on camera and under real time pressure.

  2. 02

    Get instant scored feedback

    Your interview is transcribed and graded against the rubric Occupational therapy programs actually use, with notes on structure, content, clarity and delivery.

  3. 03

    Work the weak spots

    Every mock feeds your skill breakdown and daily plan, so you always know which competency to drill next instead of guessing.

Inside Intervly

Everything you need for Occupational Therapy interview day

Mock interviews

Rehearse a full occupational therapy interview

Complete a realistic AI occupational therapy interview with follow-up questions, recorded answers and a scored report card that shows exactly where to improve.

  • Full voice interviews with follow-ups
  • Realistic questions and time pressure
  • AI report card with per-skill notes
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Mock Interview

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Conversation

A client’s family wants goals the client does not want. How do you handle it?

In my fieldwork observation, I saw an OT start from the client’s own priorities and bring the family along…

Practice tools

Short drills for the occupational therapy answers you keep fumbling

Delivery Lab drills the spoken answers OT programs ask for, including why occupational therapy and how you set goals with a client rather than for them. Answer Builder handles longer written reps on client-centred care, scope and slow progress.

  • Voice drills on client-centred goal-setting
  • Written reps on scope, referral and adherence
  • Feedback on empathy as well as structure
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Concise Clinical Story

Delivery Lab · Occupational Therapy

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Prompt

Tell me about a time you helped someone do something they thought they could not.

Occupational Therapy applicant completing a Delivery Lab practice drill Camera on
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Live transcript

I’d start with the client’s own priorities, hear the family’s concerns separately, and negotiate shared, realistic goals…

School research

Prep for the occupational therapy programs on your list

Search the school question bank by program, review the questions applicants report and focus your preparation on the interviews ahead of you.

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School Question Bank

Browse interview questions organized by school and institution.

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Washington University Program in Occupational Therapy

St. Louis, MO

15 questions

USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

Los Angeles, CA

15 questions

What you get

One workspace built around Occupational Therapy prep

Delivery Lab

Speak your occupational therapy answers under a timer with live transcription, so you hear exactly what you said and how you paced it.

Answer Builder

Written reps on client-centred goals, why OT, and adapting tasks and environments, graded against the occupational therapy rubric.

Model Answers

Strong occupational therapy answers annotated line by line so you can see why they work.

Rapid-Fire Drills

Timed 90-second answers with instant scored feedback, built for quick daily reps.

Ethics Builder

Dilemma scenarios built around family pressure on goals, insurance session limits, and clients who refuse the safe option.

AI Mock Interviews

Full occupational therapy interviews with follow-up questions, recorded answers and a detailed AI report card.

Results

Occupational Therapy applicants who stopped guessing

The family-vs-client goals scenario was the hardest question I got, and I had already rehearsed it three times. I knew to centre the client without dismissing the family.
Ben T., Washington University · OTDBen T.Washington University · OTD
Why OT rather than PT stopped sounding rehearsed once the drills forced me to use my own fieldwork stories.
Aaliyah M., USC · OTDAaliyah M.USC · OTD
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Students prepped
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Answers graded
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Practice on demand
  • Carlos V., Tufts · MSOT

    The slow-progress follow-ups taught me to talk about adapting the task, not blaming the client.

    Carlos V. · Tufts · MSOT

  • Jenny Z., Boston University · OTD

    I practised explaining OT to someone who thinks it is arts and crafts, and that exact curveball came up.

    Jenny Z. · Boston University · OTD

  • Nadia F., University of Pittsburgh · OTD

    The timed reps made my observation-hours story concise instead of a ramble.

    Nadia F. · University of Pittsburgh · OTD

  • Maggie O., Colorado State · MSOT

    Scored feedback each session gave me a clear thing to fix next. No guessing.

    Maggie O. · Colorado State · MSOT

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Where Intervly students got their seat

A running log of acceptances shared by students after practising here.

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  • Washington University in St. LouisOTD · OT2025
  • Columbia UniversityMSOT · OT2025
  • University of Southern CaliforniaOTD · OT2025
  • Tufts UniversityMSOT · OT2024
  • Boston University Sargent CollegeOTD · OT2024
  • University of Wisconsin-MadisonMSOT · OT2025
  • MGH Institute of Health ProfessionsOTD · OT2025
  • University of Illinois ChicagoMSOT · OT2025
  • Thomas Jefferson UniversityOTD · OT2025
  • Quinnipiac UniversityOTD · OT2025
Programs listed are self-reported by students who prepared with Intervly.

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