Medical Writer Mock Interview
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Question 27 of 29
Tell us about a time you had to think outside the box at work.
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Clara is a career coaching expert and has supported individuals landing positions in education, non-profit, corporate, and beyond.
Sometimes, writing requires thinking outside the box. Your interviewer is interested in how you step outside of normalcy - or of what is expected - and your success in doing so. When preparing a response to this question, you have flexibility to use an example outside of the career - just make sure that you're able to draw valuable connections to the current position.
Clara is a career coaching expert and has supported individuals landing positions in education, non-profit, corporate, and beyond.
"In a previous position, I had some materials that needed to be distributed to my team by a certain date, but I hadn't received final approval on the content until the day before. After I finalized each of the materials, I found that we were unexpectedly low on paper from a large print job by a colleague that morning. So, I started exploring different options and stock closets to see what paper we had available on short notice. I found several reams of multicolored paper, and I decided to take a few of each to color-code the printed materials and bring some brightness to our meeting. I made the pivot appear purely intentional, and the team was pleasantly surprised to see some fun, functional colors in the meeting."
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