Loma Linda University Medical Center Mock Interview
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Question 23 of 35
Think about a difficult boss, professor, or coworker you've had in the past. What made him or her difficult? How did you successfully interact with this person?
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Darby Faubion has been a Nurse and Allied Health Educator for over 20 years. She has clinical experience in several specialty areas, including pediatrics, medical-surgical, critical care, and hospice.
No matter what role you are interviewing for, you will work closely with at least a handful of the 16,000-plus employees or the over 1,000 physicians. The interviewer knows that you won't mesh well with all of them. They need to understand that you would come to their team with the ability to work with some difficult personalities you will encounter as part of their team.
Darby Faubion has been a Nurse and Allied Health Educator for over 20 years. She has clinical experience in several specialty areas, including pediatrics, medical-surgical, critical care, and hospice.
"Over the last few years, I've had a colleague who doesn't pull their weight. This is frustrating because they've proven they can work just as hard as anyone else; they just choose not to at times. This unmotivated coworker created more work for the rest of the team by being slow and unresponsive. I chose to have a conversation with my colleague. I took an empathetic approach and listened to my colleague's thoughts, and they let me know that, at times, they allow their personal life to seep into their work. I recommended the colleague contact our EAP for additional assistance, and they thanked me for the effort. When it still happens to this day, we are on great terms where I can say something to them openly."
Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
Show the interviewer that you work well with most personalities, even though you recognize that some folks are difficult to please. Before your interview, think about that one person at work who was hard to please. Talk to the interviewer about what made this person challenging and your relationship with them. The main thing Loma Linda UMC will be looking for is how you successfully navigated that situation.
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