The Mount Sinai Hospital Mock Interview
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Question 27 of 42
Rate your problem-solving skills from 1-10. How do you justify your rating?
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Ryan Brown created and launched MockQuestions in 2008.
The interviewer wants to know how you would rate your problem-solving skills. Of course, you want to give yourself a strong rating; however, you must remain realistic. Everyone has room to learn and improve! Be sure to justify your score as well.
Ryan Brown created and launched MockQuestions in 2008.
"I rate my problem-solving skills as an 8/10. I will, on occasion, have times when I am not as efficient as I would like to be, but all in all, I do feel that my problem-solving skills are above average. My supervisor and coworkers will attest to my fast reflexes when a problem arises, and they would also say that I remain calm under pressure."
Ryan Brown created and launched MockQuestions in 2008.
"I would say I get a solid 8.3 on a scale of 10. It seems weird to give myself something like a .3, but I think of it as an 83%, which is a B- teetering on a solid B. It's a solid grade, with room for improvement since I'm certainly not perfect. The B-/B grade would be that I'm quick to take action and figure out the solution as I go, but sometimes I could benefit from taking a moment to pause and reflect or gather other contributors before taking action. That said, I believe I generally get the best outcome possible when faced with a challenge."
Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
Focus on rating your problem-solving skills from 1to 10 with the reason you chose that score. If you give yourself less than a score of 10, explain that you rated yourself lower because there is always room for improvement.
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I would rate my problem-solving skills as an 8 out of 10. Occasionally there have been times when I was not as efficient as I'd like to be, but overall I do feel that my problem-solving skills are above average. My supervisor and coworkers would agree that I remain calm under pressure and have fast reflexes when problems arise.
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It's great that you drew your answer back to your supervisor and coworker references. I like that you ended on a high note.
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