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Many people will say that a career in healthcare is a 'thankless job'. How do you stay motivated and engaged, even on the days when you feel your work is not appreciated?
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Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
The interviewer wants to know how you stay motivated and inspired to do your job - even on the most challenging days. They want to see if you are the type that needs to have verbal recognition or if you are motivated solely by the success of your team. Talk to the interviewer about how you stay motivated even if you do not receive recognition or thanks from your patients.
Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
"I am an easily motivated individual, and it does not take much to keep me engaged. I am fully aware that healthcare-related positions can seem thankless. Honestly, the best thanks I can get is a pat on the back now and then or a smile or hug from my patients. The majority of my motivation comes from simply helping people."
Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
"My chosen career was helping people at exactly the point they were least capable of helping themselves. So, I have never expected thanks from my patients. It's not like I don't need positive reinforcement. Everyone does. But I made a point to find it elsewhere instead of expecting it from my patients. Nowadays, I make an effort to expressly thank the people I work with when they do a good job. I focus on being grateful to be allowed to see private, raw, emotional parts of people's lives. And I make work-related goals I can achieve for satisfaction."
Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
Most healthcare professionals do not enter this line of work expecting constant recognition. It is always nice to receive a thank you or other kind words from your patients, but it should not be expected. Discuss with the interviewer your personal motivation to perform your job even when your work is underappreciated.
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