How to Answer: Give me an example of when you took a risk to achieve a goal. What was the outcome?
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23. Give me an example of when you took a risk to achieve a goal. What was the outcome?
How to Answer
As an Epidemiologist, you make take risks in your job, within your research or how you present information. Whatever your risk was, tell the interviewer about it with confidence. Tell the interviewer that you take risks to think outside the box and get people thinking.
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Answer Example
"Studies show that there is a connection between smoking and lung cancer. I took the risk to focus my energy on the connection between second-hand smoke and lung cancer. My risk paid off and my research was published last year."
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