Residency interviews are really important. Preparation is key for success. The list of questions you can be asked during an interview is huge. But you need to be prepare to answer specially those that are more common. "Tell me About yourself" is for sure one of the most common questions you will be asked during a residency interview. Follow Linda Matias' advices to answer this question successfully:
"So, Why don't you tell me about yourself?" is the most frequently asked interview question. It's a question that interviewees expect and the one they have the most difficulty answering. One could answer this open-ended question in a myriad of ways. The key to answering this question is to offer a response that supports your career objective. This means that you shouldn't respond with comments about your hobbies, spouse, or extra curricular activities. Trust me, interviewers aren't interested. Interviewers use the interview process as a vehicle to eliminate your candidacy. Every question asked is used to differentiate your skills, experience, and personality. They want to determine if what you have to offer will mesh with the organization's mission and goals. Follow the four steps outlined next to ensure your response will grab interviewers attention.
Step 1:
Provide a brief introduction. Introduce attributes that are key to the open position.
Step 2:
Provide a career summary of your most recent work history. Your career summary is the "meat" of your response, so it must support your job objective and it must be compelling. Keep your response limited to your current experience.
Step 3
Tie your response to the needs of the hiring organization. Don't assume that interviewers will be able to connect all the dots. It is your job as the interviewee to make interviewers understand how your experiences are transferable to the position.
Step 4
Ask an insightful question. By asking a question you gain control of the interview. Don't ask a question for the sake of asking. Be sure that the question will engage the interviewer in a conversation.
Example:
When broken down into manageable pieces, the question, " So, tell me about yourself?" isn't overwhelming. The question gives you the opportunity to mention.. strengths, achievements, and quealifications.
Remember that the key to all-successful interviewing is to match your qualifications to what the interviewer is looking for. In other words you must sell what the buyer is buying. This is the single most important strategy in job hunting.
Sources:
- Interview with Michael Artman, MD (University of Iowa Children's Hospital)
- Linda Matias, President, CareerStrides and Author, How to Say it Job Interviews
- crack Interview.info
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