Austin Health Mock Interview
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It is often said that a career in healthcare is a 'thankless job.' How can we keep you motivated and engaged, even on the days when you feel your work goes unnoticed?
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Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
Talk to the interviewer about how you have stayed motivated in the past. The interviewer would like to know how they could continue encouraging you - even on the most challenging days. They want to see if you need to have verbal recognition, are inspired solely by your team's success, or simply by helping patients.
Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
"My chosen career was helping people at exactly the point they were least capable of helping themselves or giving back. So, I do not need thanks from my patients. It's not like I don't need positive reinforcement. Everyone does. But I made a point to find it elsewhere instead of expecting it from my patients. Nowadays, I make an effort to expressly thank the people I work with when they do a good job. I focus on being grateful to be allowed to see private, raw, emotional parts of people's lives."
Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
"I am an easily motivated individual, and it does not take much to keep me engaged. I am fully aware that healthcare-related positions can seem thankless. Honestly, the best thanks that I can get is a pat on the back now and then or seeing a smile on my patient's face. The majority of my motivation comes from simply helping people."
Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
Most people who pursue a healthcare career do so because they love helping people. Show the interviewer that you do not require recognition for the job and stay motivated merely by helping people in need.
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