What are your qualifications?
"Although I just received my certification, I feel that my life experience has prepared me to do an excellent job. My instructors gave me great recommendations! My work experience includes child-care at a daycare, and I worked retail at the mall which requires organization and a lot of people skills."
Most candidates will come to the interview with the basic qualification of being certified as a nursing assistant, but this question allows you to expand on your qualifications and showcase what makes you stand out as a candidate. Prepare for this question even if you just graduated. Take the time to assemble life experiences that enable you to do the job better than other candidates. This may mean a volunteer position, caretaking experience for a family or friend, or helping at the local soup kitchen.
"In addition to being certified as a nursing assistant, I have several years of experience working in different facilities with different clientele. I have worked on the head injury floor of St. Jude's and in long-term care in the dementia unit."