Cleveland Clinic Mock Interview

Practice 40 Cleveland Clinic interview questions covering patient care, clinical excellence, and caregivers first values.

Question 27 of 40

What makes you a great problem solver?

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Rachelle Enns

Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.

Employers want to know that you have a methodical approach to problem-solving. Consider the skills and qualities that help you successfully face problems. Perhaps you have a keen eye for detail. Maybe you can see opportunity when others can only focus on the issue. Share your strengths as a problem solver and your ability to come up with innovative solutions.

Jaymie Payne

Jaymie Payne is passionate about talent acquistion and has nine years of experience in corporate and healthcare recruitment.

"I am someone who loves to solve problems, and finding ways to help patients adapt and overcome to gain independence is something that drew me to healthcare. I work with a lot of rehab patients, so I'm often helping them overcome mobility challenges by using adaptive equipment and assistive technology. I also do home visits, and during those visits, I'm helping identify hazards and obstacles and how patients can navigate them to be safe at home. Oftentimes, it's things you and I wouldn't consider a challenge at all, but for them, a cup on a shelf they can't reach is a big deal so I'm helping them use adaptive equipment to reach things or even dress independently."

Rachelle Enns

Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.

"I believe I am a great problem solver because I am sure to gather as many facts as possible, I look at the problem and its potential solutions from multiple angles, and I am not afraid to make a creative decision, that might seem off the beaten path."

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I have strong attention to detail and am always looking for ways to make tasks easier for my fellow colleagues and myself. I am a troubleshooter at my core.

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Great start! Consider adding other aspects like being goal-oriented, keeping a positive attitude, not giving up when solutions fail or are difficult to come up with, relying on past experiences, etc. to add more impact to your answer.

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40Cleveland Clinic Interview Questions & Answers

Discovery

1.If you could increase public awareness on any healthcare related issue, which would you choose?

Compatibility

2.Are you comfortable working with a team of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals?

Compatibility

3.We see a lot of candidate interest for positions such as this. Why are you the best candidate for us?

Discovery

4.There are many options for employment in the healthcare field. Why do you want to work for the Cleveland Clinic?

Compatibility

5.What type of career growth would you like to see with the Cleveland Clinic? How can we help you to advance?

Behavioral

6.In your opinion, what is the most important quality you can possess as a healthcare professional?

Behavioral

7.Working in healthcare is a very demanding career path. What keeps you motivated on the hardest days?

Education

8.At the Cleveland Clinic we seek to hire individuals who value education. Walk me through your related post-secondary education. Where did you struggle the most? Which courses were your favorite?

Discovery

9.What do you feel we do best here at the Cleveland Clinic?

Discovery

10.What do you know about the workplace culture at the Cleveland Clinic? What is your ideal workplace environment?

Discovery

11.In your opinion, what has been the greatest advancement in healthcare this year? How do you stay up to date on new trends and breakthroughs in the healthcare industry?

Experience

12.Tell me about your greatest work-related accomplishment.

Situational

13.In the healthcare, problems arise frequently. When a major problem arises, what is your first reaction?

Situational

14.When have you been asked to perform a function or complete a task in which you had little or no experience in doing?

Behavioral

15.Do you consider yourself a patient person? How do you increase your patience level in challenging situations?

Behavioral

16.Do you think it is possible to be a good team member, yet disagree with the leader?

Behavioral

17.What is your greatest weakness?

Discovery

18.What is your personal mission statement?

Behavioral

19.When are your leadership skills the most effective?

Competency

20.Rate your communication skills from 1-10 with proper examples backing your given rating.

Behavioral

21.How do you handle communicating bad news to a fellow worker or subordinate?

Discovery

22.If you were not able to be in the healthcare profession, what other careers do you see yourself doing?

Discovery

23.What do you enjoy most about working in healthcare?

Competency

24.How do you determine priorities when you have multiple projects due?

Competency

25.How would your co-workers describe your attention to detail?

Compatibility

26.What are your salary expectations?

Competency

27.What makes you a great problem solver?

Behavioral

28.What do you think might be the greatest challenges faced in this job? How will you overcome these challenges?

Discovery

29.Who has inspired you in your life and why?

Experience

30.What age groups of patients do you have experience working with?

Discovery

31.How do you decompress from the job stressors on your days off?

Discovery

32.This concludes our interview. Do you have any questions for me?

Behavioral

33.Our vision is to be the best place for care anywhere. How will you support or contribute to this vision?

Experience

34.What EHR systems do you have experience with?

Discovery

35.What are the six core values of the Cleveland Clinic?

Experience

36.What healthcare settings have you worked in?

Competency

37.Working with the public can be difficult. What interpersonal skills do you possess that will allow you to succeed here?

Competency

38.How would you rate your knowledge of medical terminology?

Compatibility

39.In your current role, what does your typical day include?

Competency

Cleveland Clinic Mock Interview

What makes you a great problem solver?

40Cleveland Clinic Interview Questions & Answers

1.If you could increase public awareness on any healthcare related issue, which would you choose?

2.Are you comfortable working with a team of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals?

3.We see a lot of candidate interest for positions such as this. Why are you the best candidate for us?

4.There are many options for employment in the healthcare field. Why do you want to work for the Cleveland Clinic?

5.What type of career growth would you like to see with the Cleveland Clinic? How can we help you to advance?

6.In your opinion, what is the most important quality you can possess as a healthcare professional?

7.Working in healthcare is a very demanding career path. What keeps you motivated on the hardest days?

8.At the Cleveland Clinic we seek to hire individuals who value education. Walk me through your related post-secondary education. Where did you struggle the most? Which courses were your favorite?

9.What do you feel we do best here at the Cleveland Clinic?

10.What do you know about the workplace culture at the Cleveland Clinic? What is your ideal workplace environment?

11.In your opinion, what has been the greatest advancement in healthcare this year? How do you stay up to date on new trends and breakthroughs in the healthcare industry?

12.Tell me about your greatest work-related accomplishment.

13.In the healthcare, problems arise frequently. When a major problem arises, what is your first reaction?

14.When have you been asked to perform a function or complete a task in which you had little or no experience in doing?

15.Do you consider yourself a patient person? How do you increase your patience level in challenging situations?

16.Do you think it is possible to be a good team member, yet disagree with the leader?

17.What is your greatest weakness?

18.What is your personal mission statement?

19.When are your leadership skills the most effective?

20.Rate your communication skills from 1-10 with proper examples backing your given rating.

21.How do you handle communicating bad news to a fellow worker or subordinate?

22.If you were not able to be in the healthcare profession, what other careers do you see yourself doing?

23.What do you enjoy most about working in healthcare?

24.How do you determine priorities when you have multiple projects due?

25.How would your co-workers describe your attention to detail?

26.What are your salary expectations?

27.What makes you a great problem solver?

28.What do you think might be the greatest challenges faced in this job? How will you overcome these challenges?

29.Who has inspired you in your life and why?

30.What age groups of patients do you have experience working with?

31.How do you decompress from the job stressors on your days off?

32.This concludes our interview. Do you have any questions for me?

33.Our vision is to be the best place for care anywhere. How will you support or contribute to this vision?

34.What EHR systems do you have experience with?

35.What are the six core values of the Cleveland Clinic?

36.What healthcare settings have you worked in?

37.Working with the public can be difficult. What interpersonal skills do you possess that will allow you to succeed here?

38.How would you rate your knowledge of medical terminology?

39.In your current role, what does your typical day include?

40.How do you protect confidential patient data?