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Jaymie Payne is passionate about talent acquistion and has nine years of experience in corporate and healthcare recruitment.
As a medical secretary at the NHS, you will likely run into a situation where you're unsure how to answer a patient or colleague at some point. The interviewer wants to discover more about how you would react under pressure and when you lack the knowledge necessary to answer a question. Demonstrate that you can acknowledge when you don't know something instead of making it up on the fly and commit to finding that answer and following up with the patient or colleague timely. Give an example of how you self-help and track down information or how you've found the appropriate person to ask. Telling the person, "I don't know," or "that's not my department," is never appropriate, and the interviewer wants to learn more about your customer service skills and problem-solving approach.

Jaymie Payne is passionate about talent acquistion and has nine years of experience in corporate and healthcare recruitment.
"As a newer employee, I would have a lot to learn, so I'm sure I will run into a situation where I cannot immediately answer a team member or patient's question. I would be honest with the person and let them know I would research the answer and get back to them as quickly as possible. I would never make up an answer and would try to self-help with my available resources, and if I could not locate the answer timely, I would reach out to a colleague or manager to assist. Follow-up is important to build trust, so I would always make sure I got back to the person with the information or answer they were seeking."

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