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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Physician Office Assistant II was asked...March 8, 2016

Describe a situation where yo had to make a difficult decision? How did you make the decision? How was the outcome?

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Did they send you a rejection email? I'm still waiting.

My talent coordinator contacted me for another position under the same title

WellSpan Health

What do you know about WellSpan?

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For the love of all, have a good answer for this. I made myself look absolutely horrible by saying I didn’t know much. Do not be like me. Less

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

situational questions. Im horrible at answering those.

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just be prepared. they are your own experience. really no wrong or right unless you beat up a coworker or patient. lol joking.....just how you would handle situations. Less

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Why should we hire you over someone else?

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I kind of just repeated the same answer of being punctual and a hard worker. I reworded it slightly and said I’m always making sure everything I do is efficient and accurate. These answers sound good on paper but I feel like they’re also pretty cliched and overused so maybe try to be more original than I was. Less

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Basic interview questions .. What are you strengths , weaknesses, where do you see your self in 5 years . Worded differently and lastly the question that made me lose it . Behavior questions ..

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How do you know they weren't going to hire you? Did they send you an email saying so? Less

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Tell me about yourself.

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This is a trick question. The interviewer wants to know more about you in terms of experience relevant to the position. This is not the time to talk about your love of dancing lol. Less

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

How do you deal with stress?

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Stress is part of our life’s now, I learned how to cope starting from home :) my kids taught me how to handle stress real well. Being a mom is like a certificate that you passed “stress” test. Being in charge at home makes me well prepared to deal with any type of situation Less

WellSpan Health

Why do you want to work here?

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Why does anyone want to work anywhere, honestly. Because I hate being poor. (No, this wasn’t actually my answer, I just hate this stupid question.) Less

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What motivates you? (I have to add at least five words but it really was a three word question.)

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I said I get pleasure from knowing I did my best and I enjoy helping others. In retrospect I feel these answers were to perfect and clearly contrived to make me sound amazing. Which I sort of feel like is the entire point of an interview but also I guess it’s not good to look like you’re trying too hard? I have no idea, I’m horrible at interviews. Less

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What would your coworkers say about you? What would your supervisor say about you?

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I said they would say I’m always on time and am a hard worker.

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