Behavioral Dental School Mock Interview
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Talk about any business experience you have. Why do you feel this is important on your journey to becoming a dentist?
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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.
Becoming a practicing dentist requires some business skills and knowledge, especially when it comes to practice management, finance, legal, and marketing. While most dental schools do provide some business acumen and practice management training, your interviewers ask this question to gauge any prior business experience you would bring as a student in their dental school.
Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
Briefly and openly talk about any business experiences you have had throughout your life. This can include simple retail experience from a job you may have held during high school or college. If you don't have a vast amount of business knowledge, that is okay. If that is the case, reiterate to your team of interviewers that you understand the need for further training in the business principles that are important in a dental practice.
Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
"In all honesty, the only business experience I have coming into dental school is my work experience with a large grocery chain for three years and some general business and finance classes from my undergraduate program. I am confident in my abilities to learn and master the required coursework in your program that will help me prepare for practice management as a dentist down the road."
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