Communicated via Indeed and asked to interview via Zoom. Interview Style Observations: • There were frequent challenges to my responses. • The interviewer did not attempt to build much rapport or connect their questions to my answers. • Key Topics Covered / Areas to Prepare: 1. Clinical Experience • Be ready to clearly and confidently discuss your hands-on experience working with clients. 2. Recommending Services in Treatment Plans • Prepare to explain how you determine appropriate service hours and types of services based on assessment data and clinical judgment. 3. 30–40 Hour Service Model • Review the evidence base supporting intensive ABA (e.g., Lovaas studies, National Autism Center guidelines). • Be ready to justify when and why a 30–40 hour model is appropriate, and how individualization plays a role. 4. Intake to Treatment Plan Process • Be able to walk through each step: • Initial intake and parent interview • Record review • Assessments administered • Goal development • Treatment plan writing and submission 5. Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs) and Functional Analysis • Be prepared to describe the full process of developing a BIP: • Conducting FA (indirect, descriptive, experimental) • Identifying function • Creating antecedent, behavior teaching, and consequence strategies • Monitoring and updating the plan 6. Assessment Tools Familiarity • Be able to speak to your experience with: • VB-MAPP • ABLLS-R • Vineland-3 • Others (e.g., AFLS, ESS, SSiS) if applicable • Discuss strengths, limitations, and how you use them to guide programming.

Online messaging, then phone screen, then zoom interview with the CEO and two managers. The CEO came across very headstrong. If he disagrees with an opinion you give, he will argue with you until you submit and agree with him.