Psychiatrist Interview Questions
Go Back1. What have you done in the past year to better yourself as a Psychiatrist?
2. This concludes our interview. What questions do you have for me?
3. What are your career goals?
4. Do you consider yourself an introvert, and extrovert, or both? Explain your answer.
5. What is your availability?
6. Are you an empathetic person?
7. How would your former employer describe you?
8. Psychiatric providers are in high demand right now across the entire country. Why do you think that is?
9. Talk about a time you had to deal with a crisis situation. How did you handle that situation and what was the outcome?
10. What do you know about our facility?
11. Why are you the best candidate for us?
12. What activities do you enjoy doing in your free time?
13. Why did you become a Psychiatrist?
14. Is there a particular patient population that you specialize in or prefer working with?
15. What books have you recently read?
16. What is important to you in life?
17. How many other places have you applied to?
18. What measures do you take to ensure cultural sensitivity and competence when working with diverse patient populations?
19. What electronic medical records do you have experience working with?
20. Do you have previous experience in this field?
21. What role do you think Psychiatrists play in the overall health care system?
22. What kind of work environment do you thrive in?
23. What kind of impact would you like to make here?
24. How do you manage and prioritize your caseload to ensure effective treatment for all patients?
25. Are you efficient with your time?
26. Talk about a time you had to think outside the box to help a patient or solve a problem. How was your thinking accepted among your team or peers?
27. Do you have interest in pursuing research or have you been involved in research in the past?
28. How do you approach developing a treatment plan for a patient with complex mental health needs?
29. What was your most challenging patient?
30. Have you worked in both inpatient and outpatient settings? Do you have a preference of one vs. the other?
31. How do you maintain a professional composure during a session with a patient?
32. What areas of psychological psychiatry are of particular interest to you?
33. What areas of biological psychiatry are of particular interest to you?
34. What is the most difficult part of being a Psychiatrist?
35. What is your favorite type of patient?
36. What approach do you take when working with patients who are resistant to treatment?
37. How do you handle stressful situations?
38. Talk about the importance of the entire patient care team in a Psychiatric setting. How do you work with other member of your team?
39. Can you describe a situation where you had to break confidentiality in order to prevent harm to a patient or others?
40. How do you handle ethical dilemmas that may arise in your practice?