Sound like a broken record?

[DianaLynne]

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I just did my fifth interview on Friday and I'm seriously starting to sound like a broken record. So far, it seems like I get asked the same kinds of questions every time. "Tell me about yourself." "Why medicine?" "How do your previous experiences apply to medicine?" "What would you like to specialize in?" Etc.

Early on, I had what felt like great answers to these questions, so of course I go back to it. If a comment made an interviewer chuckly, I'm not proud, I'll wheel it out again. Is this happening to everyone else?

 

[liverotcod]

I only give them the chance to ask one question, then just give my now-memorized spiel for the remaining time. No matter what the question is.

Well, that's a little hyperbole. But not far off.

 

[DrYo12]

I just did my fifth interview on Friday and I'm seriously starting to sound like a broken record. So far, it seems like I get asked the same kinds of questions every time. "Tell me about yourself." "Why medicine?" "How do your previous experiences apply to medicine?" "What would you like to specialize in?" Etc.

Early on, I had what felt like great answers to these questions, so of course I go back to it. If a comment made an interviewer chuckly, I'm not proud, I'll wheel it out again. Is this happening to everyone else?

YES, oh YES! This is exactly what happened by the time #5 rolled around. I was neurotically preparing and trying to come up with different answers, but the reality is that the interviewers don't know what you said to XYZ school a week ago. If its a good answer, its good...what else can you say?

👍 G'luck!

 

[velo]

I just did my fifth interview on Friday and I'm seriously starting to sound like a broken record. So far, it seems like I get asked the same kinds of questions every time. "Tell me about yourself." "Why medicine?" "How do your previous experiences apply to medicine?" "What would you like to specialize in?" Etc.

Early on, I had what felt like great answers to these questions, so of course I go back to it. If a comment made an interviewer chuckly, I'm not proud, I'll wheel it out again. Is this happening to everyone else?

ah stuck in a rut eh? try mixing it up...

"Why medicine? So I can cut people and not get arrested"

 

[ambaduchi]

ah stuck in a rut eh? try mixing it up...

"Why medicine? So I can cut people and not get arrested"

 

[DianaLynne]

I'm about to the point where I just start making stuff up. "Well, After I got back from astronaut training, they needed someone to do a heart transplant. Since I'd just stayed in a Holiday Inn Express, it wasn't too bad, but I thought, wow. I could do this as a career."

Luckily, I do have a degree in acting, so I make it sound fresh. I hope.