Do you have experience teaching and mentoring others?
The interviewer will ask this question if one of the job duties is to train and mentor others. It could be that your job would be to train coworkers, teach patients and family members about the patient's illness, or mentor healthcare students. The interviewer wants to determine your experience and qualifications in a teaching capacity to see if you will be a good fit for the Mayo Clinic.
Focus on describing your years of experience training and mentoring others and in what capacity. Explain if you have trained and mentored healthcare students or new hires, provided continuing education training, or trained patients and family members to manage their illness.
"I have worked as a Registered Nurse for the past ten years and have mentored newly hired employees and nursing students at a community college and provided continuing education courses to team members at various hospitals. I am confident in my teaching capabilities and look forward to bringing those skills to the Mayo Clinic."
Community answers are written by other candidates practicing this set. Reading how others frame the same question is one of the fastest ways to sharpen your own.
Anonymous Answer
Yes, I am currently a manager of a team of 5, soon to be 14, I serve as a mentor in the company, and I am on the allyship team for one of the employee resource networks which puts me in touch with newcomers for mentoring as well.
Jaymie's Feedback
This is a good experience to share and you did well giving specifics as to how many people exactly you have managed.
