Otolaryngology Residency Mock Interview
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Question 9 of 30
Where do you see yourself in ten years?
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Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
The interviewers are curious about your long-term career goals to see how they can support you during your residency. If you are interested in pursuing a fellowship, they want to know your sub-specialty. Or perhaps your goal is to work as a neurologist or work in a teaching capacity. Let the interviewers know your career goals and why you chose them. Then, describe where you see yourself in ten years.
Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
"In ten years, I see myself working as a pediatric otolaryngologist at a children's hospital. After my residency, I plan to pursue a pediatric otolaryngology fellowship, focusing on identifying and treating communication disorders in children. My younger brother could not talk for the first five years of his life. Once he was referred to a pediatric otolaryngologist, he was diagnosed with hearing loss that had gone undetected since he was born. With proper diagnosis and treatment, my brother was finally able to communicate, and that is when I knew I wanted to become a pediatric ENT physician."
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