If you could choose any area in your field to study further, which area would you focus on? How do you feel that would help you with a career at Cardinal Health?
If asked a question like this during your interview, there's a good possibility that you would have the opportunity to subspecialize in your field with the company. Your interviewer asks this question to get a feel for if you're passionate about any subspecialty areas if you were to be hired for this position.
"If I could choose any area of focus I would enjoy a deeper focus on orthobiologics. The idea of finding advanced ways of assisting the body in healing itself is fascinating to me. If there were advancements in this area, I feel it could help your organization to achieve some major goals as well."
"If given the opportunity to further my studies, I would choose to focus on Biochemical Pharmacology. I feel that will help me in this career here since this is one of your larger areas of focus. Your biochemical pharmacology department is so advanced, the idea of landing a job in that area is fascinating to me."
First and foremost, you'll want to carefully research the role and department you are interviewing with to get a feel for the trajectory your career could eventually go with the company. Come to your interview prepared to discuss any subspecialty area within your field that would interest you while speaking passionately about that possibility. Then, explain why that area in your field excites you.
"The area I am interested in and fascinated by is Nuclear Medicine. I would love to further my studies in this field and discover how radioactive substances are used in research and to diagnose and treat patients. I was impressed to learn that Cardinal Health has the largest national network and the industry's most comprehensive portfolio of radiopharmaceuticals. If hired, having this knowledge would give me more career opportunities with your company to help discover breakthrough radiopharmaceuticals."
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Anonymous Answer
I'm currently working through my MBA coursework and believe that will definitely have a positive impact on my work at Cardinal as it will give me more perspective on the efforts of business growth as a whole.
Jaymie's Feedback
Can you go into more detail on the specific program you're completing? That will help the interviewer better understand how it would benefit you in the role.
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