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Neurologist Mock Interview

To help you prepare for your Neurologist interview, here are 31 interview questions and answer examples.

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Would you ever consider relocation? If so, what areas are you open to?

While relocation may not be a determining factor for employment, larger companies almost always ask this question. The important factor to remember is, if you are fully confident that you are willing to relocate, answer yes. However, if there is any hesitation, there are ways to answer this question without an emphatic no.

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31 Neurologist Interview Questions & Answers

Below is a list of our Neurologist interview questions. Click on any interview question to view our answer advice and answer examples. You may view six answer examples before our paywall loads. Afterwards, you'll be asked to upgrade to view the rest of our answers.

  • Adaptability

    1. Would you ever consider relocation? If so, what areas are you open to?

  • Communication

    2. Are you comfortable giving presentations in front of large groups of people?

  • Compatibility

    3. What characteristics do you think are important for healthcare professionals?

  • Compatibility

    4. If you could choose a specific schedule or shift, what would that be?

  • Compatibility

    5. Neurologists in our hospital often work on rotation. Are you prepared to work evenings, weekends, overtime and holidays as required?

  • Compatibility

    6. What sets you apart from other neurologists, and why are you the best candidate for us?

  • Competency

    7. What education would you provide to a patient with Bell's Palsy?

  • Discovery

    8. Tell me what sparked your interest in pursuing a career in neurology.

  • Discovery

    9. Tell me about your volunteer experience. Do you feel it is important to be heavily involved in your community?

  • Discovery

    10. What neurological disorder interests you the most? Why?

  • Discovery

    11. What are your primary interests outside of work?

  • Discovery

    12. Over 400,000 people in the United States have Multiple Sclerosis, and around 10,000 new cases are diagnosed each year. Do you have any knowledge or experience working with this disease?

  • Education

    13. What is your knowledge of Huntington Disease?

  • Education

    14. Do you have any knowledge of Lewy bodies or how they may be connected to Parkinson's Disease?

  • Education

    15. How would you explain the difference between the peripheral nervous system and the central nervous system?

  • Education

    16. Autism is a neurological disorder that has several disorders within its spectrum of diagnoses. Can you share your knowledge of one of the disorders within the Autism spectrum?

  • Experience

    17. Have you ever cared for patients with Alexander Disease?

  • Experience

    18. What is something important that you learned during your clinical residency?

  • Experience

    19. Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis is often misdiagnosed. Do you know what the symptoms are and what it may be mistakenly diagnosed as?

  • Experience

    20. Are you familiar with the use of Deep Brain Stimulation to treat neurological disorders?

  • Experience

    21. Migraines are a common neurological disorder that is often misdiagnosed. Have you ever experienced a migraine or cared for someone who has?

  • Experience

    22. Have you ever worked with patients with Childhood Integrative Disorder, and if so, what do you know about it?

  • Illegal

    23. Have you ever been accused of malpractice?

  • Leadership

    24. How would your subordinates describe you?

  • Problem Solving

    25. Has there ever been a time that you had a disagreement with a co-worker, and if so, how was it resolved?

  • Salary

    26. Salary is often commensurate with experience. How do you feel about someone with more experience than you having a higher salary but doing the same job?

  • Stress

    27. Being a healthcare provider is rewarding, but can be stressful at times. Will you share a stressful experience you had at work and how you got through it?

  • Stress

    28. As a neurologist you will often have to deliver discouraging news to patients and their families. How do you handle such hard situations?

  • Teamwork

    29. Do you have strong relationship building skills?

  • Trust

    30. What do you feel is your greatest weakness as a neurologist? What are you doing to improve it?

  • Trust

    31. What are your thoughts regarding using stem cell transplants to treat degenerative neurological disorders?