Are you comfortable giving commands to people and leading a group or a team?
"As a new graduate, I haven't had the opportunity to lead co-workers, but I have had the opportunity to lead groups during my time in school, and I also was a shift leader at my job through college. My job through school was with a large retailer, working weekend and PM shifts. While there, my manager entrusted me to delegate work duties during my shift and be available to answer questions and problem solve on my shifts. I also coordinated with other department leads when I was working. I think the leadership skills that I gained in this job will translate nicely into this role because they have made me very comfortable and confident in my ability to lead others on projects both large and small."
"In my current role, I work with a great team of employees and interns that I manage and lead. As the team leader, I assess our projects and delegate responsibilities based on the strengths of my team members. In wanting to help grow my team's skills, I also ask people to step out of their normal comfort zone from time to time to work on developing new skills, and I know that my team appreciates this. As a leader, I also utilize the skills and talents of people outside of my team when we need extra help and resources on large projects."
If the Health Educator position you are applying to is a leadership position, then the obvious answer is yes, followed by several convincing reasons why this is so. Tell the interviewer about a time where you were a successful leader and what the outcome was. Even if the position is not a leadership position, Health Educators often need to collaborate with large groups of people when they are leading projects. Your interviewer will be looking for your ability to lead in this fashion as well.
"My supervisor regularly requests me to be the lead on many projects. The most recent lead role I had was forming a diabetes support group for our community. So when I took over this project, I grabbed the reins right away and began coordinating information-gathering meetings with local physicians and nurses to do some fact-finding for the project. With their buy in to the project, it has been going strong now for 6 months."
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