Walk me through your education and training. How do you feel they have prepared you for this role at Centene Corporation?

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As your interviewer weeded through many well-qualified applicants to consider for interview at Centene Corporation, they took a look at your formal education and how it applies to the role you are interviewing for. In posing this question, they want you to elaborate on your education and discuss any other on-the-job training you may have received that doesn't show on your resume.

Take a few minutes to walk the interviewer through your formal post-secondary education and any on-the-job training. Talk about your most positive take-aways from your post-secondary experience, and be sure to explain how that experience will help you succeed in this position.

"I thought I wanted to be a nurse, but I don't like all the bodily fluids associated with it! I have strong attention to detail and am good with numbers and analysis, so I decided to pursue a Medical Coding degree. I had some great internships where I had to balance many responsibilities at one time, preparing me for a job at Centene Corporation."

"I decided to pursue a degree in Health Information Management after learning more about it at a college visit. I had no idea what it was, but I'm so happy I found it. The courses were so interesting, and there is much more to this career than people realize. I had to do a lot of multi-tasking with a full course load and an evening job to pay for college. This experience with time management and the specific HIM courses I took will prepare me well for this role at Centene Corporation."

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"Working as a Case Manager for almost ten years, I decided to pursue more knowledge in this area. I did my research and found many specialties. I took the national exam for Care Management and obtained my Certification. This experience, along with other training courses from CMSA, prepares me better to fit in this role with Centene."