HEALTH CARE Interview Questions

HEALTH CARE interview Questions

Technical interviews test your knowledge of the health care industry. Below is a list of questions candidates have been asked in recent years. Many of these questions are like a verbal quiz about healthcare. Others are more like miniature cases based on real situations in the field.

· Why did you choose to work in the [medical field] profession?

· What are some recent trends in healthcare that you are aware of today?

· How has your program at Carey prepared you to enter the field of healthcare?

· What is your biggest concern for the field today?

· How do you feel the healthcare industry can improve?

· What is your past healthcare experience?

· Is the expanding role of nurses a benefit or a danger to the medical profession?

· In what ways do you take the Hippocratic Oath to heart?

· There is a client that is verbally abusive. What do you do?

· What skills have you learned that you feel will help you work in the healthcare field?

· How confident are you in your interpersonal skills?

· Are you comfortable around people with serious illnesses?

· How are you at dealing with diverse populations?

· Is there any population that you refuse to work with?

· What made you decide to go into healthcare instead of the corporate world?

· How well do you handle pressure?

· You are told by a supervisor to do something illegal. What do you do?

· What are your thoughts about the pharmaceutical industry?

· Who do you feel should pay the cost of drug development?

· What is your 5-10 year plan in the biotechnology/pharmaceutical/hospital industry?

· What professional healthcare associations do you hold membership in?