Kaiser Permanente Mock Interview

Practice 37 Kaiser Permanente interview questions covering integrated care, patient-centered values, and healthcare teamwork.

Question 16 of 37

Tell me about yourself.

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Ryan Brunner

Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.

From being co-founded in 1945 as a revolutionary healthcare model to growing into the industry giant they are today, the success and growth of Kaiser Permanente was built by the people making it operate every day. It will be important for your interviewer to get to know just who you are and what motivates you during your time together, so they give you the opportunity here to talk about yourself and your interests. This question allows you the chance to open up and give a full snapshot of yourself, so be sure to take advantage of it. Any way that you can provide your ability to help live Kaiser's vision of being trusted partners to their members will benefit you.

Ryan Brunner

Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.

"Kaiser Permanente would be hiring a highly motivated person who knows how to have fun and loves thriving in a team-based atmosphere. Outside of work, my priorities are my family and our hobby farm that we own. We raise chickens, goats, and horses. On top of this, we also own and breed golden retrievers. We love the slower life our homestead provides. We are also very avid outdoorspeople and spend as much time as possible canoeing and fishing as many small rivers as we can."

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In 2006 I started working at Giant Eagle pharmacy as an OTC associate. I also help the pharmacist with anything they needed from translating to ringing up customers. At the same time, I was going to school to become a tech and got a job at a Wal-Mart pharmacy as a tech in 2010, and I have been working there since.

Rachelle's Feedback

Your work history sounds strong, and it seems as though you are very loyal to your work. If you can add in a little bit more about your education, that would round out your answer nicely.

Anonymous Answer

I love to spend time with my family and go hiking and bike riding. I have been working in the eye clinic field for eight years, and I look forward to building my skills and learning.

Rachelle's Feedback

You sound energetic and positive! There are other ways you could expand on this answer as well, if given the time. For instance, you could chat about any volunteer work or post-secondary experiences.

Anonymous Answer

I love to take my family to amusement parks and county fairs. When we are riding rides, enjoying good food, and watching people, we are happy and carefree. We also like to enter our homemade crafts and drawings to the county fair and I am competitive with my family. Besides spending time with my family, I am working towards my goal of a black belt in Gumdo, Koren Sword Fighting. I am thankful that my instructor will modify forms due to my weak right knee, which I've had a repaired torn medial meniscus.

Amanda's Feedback

Sharing things you enjoy is important, but consider starting by talking about your recent education, family life, or volunteer work before you share hobbies or interests. Bring up anything that is interesting and highlights your ability to be a dependable, responsible, collaborative member of the Kaiser team.

Anonymous Answer

I graduated with my MSW last year with a 3.9 GPA. I completed two years of internship providing therapy and case management to at-risk youth and grade school students. After graduation, I worked as a wraparound therapist providing field-based services to foster children and families referred by DCFS. I hope to be part of Kaiser’s mental health team because its vision aligns with my own personal values and how I want to serve my community.

Jaymie's Feedback

You did a nice job giving an overview of your education, accomplishments with your GPA, experience, and how that would align well with Kaiser Permanente.

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37Kaiser Permanente Interview Questions & Answers

Behavioral

1.Patient care requires a strong amount of compassion. Kaiser Permanente strives to provide compassionate care to their patients. Do you consider yourself a compassionate person?

Diversity

2.How do you feel you would fit in with the cultural values and diverse team at Kaiser Permanente?

Behavioral

3.Working at Kaiser Permanente, there are many emotions that staff can experience in a day. Have your emotions ever been in the way of your productivity on the job?

Discovery

4.Do you believe it's important to integrate yourself into the community in which you practice medicine? How would you effectively do this?

Teamwork

5.At Kaiser Permanente, we take pride in our great relationships with vendors, coworkers, and patients. Do you consider yourself to be a strong relationship builder?

Behavioral

6.What is your patient care philosophy that you would bring to work at Kaiser Permanente?

Direct

7.In order to work for Kaiser Permanente, you must be able to pass a full criminal background check. Do you consent to a full background check?

Operational

8.Working at Kaiser Permanente requires strong organizational skills and attention to detail. How do you ensure that your work is properly organized and highly accurate?

Discovery

9.Kaiser Permanente is a very large organization and values the promotion of employees from within. What are your ultimate career goals in the healthcare field and what are you doing to fulfill those goals?

Behavioral

10.Give an example of a time when you had to go above and beyond the call of duty when working as part of the team. What was the challenge you faced and how did you handle things with your teammates?

Operational

11.Have you ever been involved in ordering medical supplies, maintaining inventory, or any other types of healthcare-related administrative duties during your career?

Discovery

12.How would you describe your personality and how would it benefit this team at Kaiser Permanente?

Diversity

13.Kaiser Permanente has a diverse workforce. Talk about a time that you worked with a diverse team and what role did you play on that team?

Discovery

14.Do you prefer to work in a team-based or individual position?

Discovery

15.Kaiser Permanente supports a healthy work-life balance for all employees. How do you balance life and work?

Discovery

16.Tell me about yourself.

Behavioral

17.What aspect of your work brings you the most stress?

Discovery

18.If you were hired today, what would you accomplish first on the job?

Discovery

19.What do the words "customer service" mean to you in this role?

Education

20.With ongoing changes in the healthcare industry, how do you keep your knowledge in your field current?

Situational

21.Is there any type of work environment that you dislike working in?

Discovery

22.In your opinion, what makes you a great problem solver?

Behavioral

23.What would you say is the greatest weakness you would bring to this role?

Direct

24.Why do you think you will be successful in this role?

Situational

25.Have you ever made a critical mistake while on the job? How did you handle the situation?

Experience

26.We were initially looking for someone with five years of experience in a similar role. Considering you have just two years experience, would you be willing to accept this position at a lower salary?

Adaptability

27.When have you had to adapt to change in the workplace?

Operational

28.How would you handle communicating bad news to a colleague or patient at Kaiser Permanente?

Operational

29.Tell me about a time when your communication skills greatly benefited your team. How can your communication skills benefit you in this role?

Situational

30.How would you handle working with a patient or coworker who had a difficult personality?

Situational

31.Talk about a time you had to diffuse a situation with an angry colleague or patient. What was critical for you to consider in your attempt to make the situation better?

Operational

32.If hired for this role, what tools would you need to deliver excellent service?

Behavioral

33.How will you handle the day-to-day stresses that come with this position?

Discovery

34.What role would you be most comfortable taking on as part of this team at Kaiser Permanente?

Discovery

35.Why do you want to work for Kaiser Permanente?

Discovery

36.What do you know about Kaiser Permanente?

Compatibility

Kaiser Permanente Mock Interview

Tell me about yourself.

37Kaiser Permanente Interview Questions & Answers

1.Patient care requires a strong amount of compassion. Kaiser Permanente strives to provide compassionate care to their patients. Do you consider yourself a compassionate person?

2.How do you feel you would fit in with the cultural values and diverse team at Kaiser Permanente?

3.Working at Kaiser Permanente, there are many emotions that staff can experience in a day. Have your emotions ever been in the way of your productivity on the job?

4.Do you believe it's important to integrate yourself into the community in which you practice medicine? How would you effectively do this?

5.At Kaiser Permanente, we take pride in our great relationships with vendors, coworkers, and patients. Do you consider yourself to be a strong relationship builder?

6.What is your patient care philosophy that you would bring to work at Kaiser Permanente?

7.In order to work for Kaiser Permanente, you must be able to pass a full criminal background check. Do you consent to a full background check?

8.Working at Kaiser Permanente requires strong organizational skills and attention to detail. How do you ensure that your work is properly organized and highly accurate?

9.Kaiser Permanente is a very large organization and values the promotion of employees from within. What are your ultimate career goals in the healthcare field and what are you doing to fulfill those goals?

10.Give an example of a time when you had to go above and beyond the call of duty when working as part of the team. What was the challenge you faced and how did you handle things with your teammates?

11.Have you ever been involved in ordering medical supplies, maintaining inventory, or any other types of healthcare-related administrative duties during your career?

12.How would you describe your personality and how would it benefit this team at Kaiser Permanente?

13.Kaiser Permanente has a diverse workforce. Talk about a time that you worked with a diverse team and what role did you play on that team?

14.Do you prefer to work in a team-based or individual position?

15.Kaiser Permanente supports a healthy work-life balance for all employees. How do you balance life and work?

16.Tell me about yourself.

17.What aspect of your work brings you the most stress?

18.If you were hired today, what would you accomplish first on the job?

19.What do the words "customer service" mean to you in this role?

20.With ongoing changes in the healthcare industry, how do you keep your knowledge in your field current?

21.Is there any type of work environment that you dislike working in?

22.In your opinion, what makes you a great problem solver?

23.What would you say is the greatest weakness you would bring to this role?

24.Why do you think you will be successful in this role?

25.Have you ever made a critical mistake while on the job? How did you handle the situation?

26.We were initially looking for someone with five years of experience in a similar role. Considering you have just two years experience, would you be willing to accept this position at a lower salary?

27.When have you had to adapt to change in the workplace?

28.How would you handle communicating bad news to a colleague or patient at Kaiser Permanente?

29.Tell me about a time when your communication skills greatly benefited your team. How can your communication skills benefit you in this role?

30.How would you handle working with a patient or coworker who had a difficult personality?

31.Talk about a time you had to diffuse a situation with an angry colleague or patient. What was critical for you to consider in your attempt to make the situation better?

32.If hired for this role, what tools would you need to deliver excellent service?

33.How will you handle the day-to-day stresses that come with this position?

34.What role would you be most comfortable taking on as part of this team at Kaiser Permanente?

35.Why do you want to work for Kaiser Permanente?

36.What do you know about Kaiser Permanente?

37.Why should we hire you?