How to Answer: Tell me about your schooling experience.
Advice and answer examples written specifically for a Podiatrist job interview.
12. Tell me about your schooling experience.
How to Answer
This is a totally unnecessary question, as your schooling experience will be listed chronologically on your CV. Yet, you will be asked this, probably even earlier in the list of questions. Consider it just a conversational piece, but an interviewer can learn a lot about a candidate by just listening to the answer, including poise and body language. Simply answer, and always praise the institutions/people who taught you, because if you don't, the interviewer will assume you're only as good as those you criticize.
Written by D. Leo on May 9th, 2021
Entry Level
"I've just finished my training at [Named Podiatry College/residency] and after four years and the additional residency, I feel well prepared to enter my career in an unsupervised capacity."
Written by D. Leo on May 9th, 2021
Answer Example
"After I received my BS in biology at [University Name] I attended [Named Podiatry College] for four years. After that, I did three years of residency in the medical and surgical aspects of podiatry at [Named Program]. It was a great experience for me, and I feel it covered the specialty with great depth so that I feel confident in my practice today."
Written by D. Leo on May 9th, 2021
Experienced Level
"My specialty education and training at [Named Podiatry College and Residency Program] was a great experience for me, especially with its seasoned professionals who shared as much the art of the specialty as the science. Patient care goes way beyond the book knowledge, so the things between the lines in textbooks are what I have learned and still embrace every day, from the mundane to the very challenging."
Written by D. Leo on May 9th, 2021