How to Answer: What is your ideal job placement setting in regards to clinical focus?
Advice and answer examples written specifically for an Avant Healthcare Professionals job interview.
3. What is your ideal job placement setting in regards to clinical focus?
How to Answer
For this question, your interviewer will be looking to find out where your motivation lies on the job itself to help place you into the best possible job to match your career goals. Do you have a preferred specialty are you wish to work with patients in? Do you want to be in a clinic or hospital setting? Be up front with your interviewer on what you are exactly looking for in the career field and don't hesitate to ask any questions of them.
Written by Ryan Brunner on November 14th, 2018
1st Answer Example
"Having worked as a nurse in Russia, I have a wide range of experience working with sick patients of all ages. My dream is to work in a maternity ward where I can work with newborn babies and care for the mothers. I have found the most joy in my career working with this population. If I wasn't able to right away, I would completely understand that and would work toward this during my career in the US."
Written by Ryan Brunner on November 14th, 2018
2nd Answer Example
"As an occupational therapist in the UK, I have worked in both the educational and healthcare settings and my dream for coming to the United States is to work as an OT in the healthcare setting. Ideally, I'd love to work in a home health setting where I can help patients settle into their home life after a debilitating injury or sickness."
Written by Ryan Brunner