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Respiratory Therapists Mock Interview

Question 20 of 30 for our Respiratory Therapists Mock Interview

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Question 20 of 30

What motivates you to want to help people?

Many who work in helping fields like medicine or non-profits are driven by their knowledge that they can make a difference. You may have personally experienced the benefits of working with a Respiratory Therapist. Perhaps that motivated you to work in the field. This question is a good one to reflect on before the interview. Your interviewer will be looking to hear that you are a driven employee who is not just on the job to earn a paycheck because they know that successful employees are invested in their careers.

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  • 20. What motivates you to want to help people?

      How to Answer

      Many who work in helping fields like medicine or non-profits are driven by their knowledge that they can make a difference. You may have personally experienced the benefits of working with a Respiratory Therapist. Perhaps that motivated you to work in the field. This question is a good one to reflect on before the interview. Your interviewer will be looking to hear that you are a driven employee who is not just on the job to earn a paycheck because they know that successful employees are invested in their careers.

      Written by Ryan Brunner on June 3rd, 2021

      Entry Level

      "For me personally, this is not a job where you can report to work each day for your shift, skate through the motions of the day, and go home at the end of the shift. I love that I will be able to make a positive difference in my patients' lives, which will drive me to be the best that I can be in this field. Our patients need our therapy and knowing that I am making that difference makes the workday extremely fulfilling."

      Written by Ryan Brunner on June 3rd, 2021

      Answer Example

      "As a person who grew up in a large family, I saw the benefits of a strong care team for a patient at a young age when my father was hospitalized with a severe case of pneumonia. Having been a farmer his whole life, a man that worked 16 hour days every day, watching him lay helpless in a hospital bed was shocking to me as a young child. Seeing the team of people work with him to recovery played a big part in my pursuit of a healthcare career, and today, my family remains my number one motivation in helping patients get better once again to be a part of their own family's lives."

      Written by Ryan Brunner on June 3rd, 2021

      Experienced

      "Seeing a great outcome in a patient where all hope for them to recover seemed to be lost at one point makes this job very rewarding. I love working in an intensive care setting and working with patients from admission through discharge. These patients overcome so much in their relatively short time in our unit, and seeing them get better and make their way back home always puts a smile on my face at the end of each day. On top of that, we become very close to the families of these patients, and knowing that they are getting their loved one back to normal is also very motivating for me to do the best that I can with each patient."

      Written by Ryan Brunner on June 3rd, 2021