Dental School Mock Interview
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Question 12 of 40
Tell us about an area of weakness that you would like to improve on while attending dental school.
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Nisha Yadav is a Talent Advisor & People Specialist with a focus on global talent attraction. Her earlier career experience includes HR and recruitment roles where she specialized in contract and permanent IT recruitment opportunities.
Throughout their years of experience seeing incoming classes of dental students, your interviewing team knows that no candidate is the perfect student and all come with a weakness or two. Your interviewers ask this question to hear that you are aware of your shortcomings and are ready and willing to take the steps to improve in that area.
Nisha Yadav is a Talent Advisor & People Specialist with a focus on global talent attraction. Her earlier career experience includes HR and recruitment roles where she specialized in contract and permanent IT recruitment opportunities.
"I believe I could improve on my written communication skills as I tend to be blunter than I would like to be at times when sending written communications. I enrolled in a week-long workshop to become a more eloquent written communicator. I hope to gain skills in this workshop that I can continue to utilize during my time in dental school and my career as a dentist."
Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
First and foremost, pick a weakness that is not a core skill for your success as a dentistry student. You can be candid in your answer, recognizing that you aren't great at something and acknowledging your need to improve. Be sure to have an action plan for improving on this weakness.
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I want to improve my Public speaking skills while attending dental school. My shyness has affected my presentation skills, but I have been working on practicing a lot before a presentation and participating in various social events where I get to interact with different people.
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Excellent answer! Not only do you show self-awareness when it comes to your weakness, but you also show action steps towards improvement.
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