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Nisha Yadav is a Talent Advisor & People Specialist with a focus on global talent attraction. Her earlier career experience includes HR and recruitment roles where she specialized in contract and permanent IT recruitment opportunities.
Throughout your application and interview process with any pediatric dentistry residency program, the interviewing team will be able to get a good feel for your clinical skills by asking you specific questions about your knowledge and speaking with your references. This question gives your interviewers some insight into who you are personally to see if you will be a great fit for their program.
Nisha Yadav is a Talent Advisor & People Specialist with a focus on global talent attraction. Her earlier career experience includes HR and recruitment roles where she specialized in contract and permanent IT recruitment opportunities.
"I am an avid marathon runner and have traveled to 10 states in the last three years to compete in a variety of races. I am a competitive individual, and I enjoy the training leading up to a big race. I've also found that my running clears my mind when things are stressful. When I finish a run, it is like I hit a reset button on any stressful things that are happening in my life."

Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
While there are many ways you can answer this question, be sure to highlight something unique or special that will be memorable for your interviewing team and give them insight into who you are as a person. You are not obligated to discuss personal matters like your relationship status.

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