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General interview questions ask about your goals, characteristics, fit with the program, past experiences and coping skills.
How do I prepare for a general interview question?Reflect on your experiences, growth, and motivation for the profession Review possible questions online and practice responding according to your interview’s known conventions |
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What is a behaviour-based question? It is an interview question that prompts you for a specific time when you used a skill or dealt with a situation in the past. It combines a prompt for one specific example (e.g. “tell me about a time when”) with a skill you need or situation you will face in your program or profession (e.g. “you had to communicate complex information”). [call out box] Examples: Tell me about a time when you had to communicate complex information. How did you do it? Describe a situation when you took on too much and couldn’t accomplish everything. How do I prepare for a behaviour-based question? To help prepare for behaviour-based questions: Review relevant frameworks, skills and competencies essential to your prospective profession. Identify related personal experiences to start building your library of experiences you want to pull from in your responses. Consider reflecting on: What you did Why you did what you did What options you considered What you learned from the experience How you would handle things differently in hindsight |