Tips on Interviewing...

[lewis03]

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Now that the invites have started creeping out, to all those already successful residents...

Any advice to us about interviewing?

What kind of questions should we expect?


Any help is much appreciated!! 🙄

 

[krodUT]

I've heard you should keep a couple of jokes in your pocket...

 

[DOme2009]

-why do you want to come here (esp if you're not from the area) or why this program (if there are multiple programs in the city/area)
-where do you see yourself in 10 years (acad vs pp, etc)
-tell me about your research interests (or research experience)
-how do you see legislation impacting anesthesia in the years to come
-tell me about an interesting case you sat in on - usu leads to discussion about physiology/etc.
-if you had to pick something other than anesthesia (either in medicine or not, i've heard of ppl getting asked both), what would you choose/why
-tell me something about yourself that isn't in your application that would make you a good resident/anesthesiologist
-what was the last book you read for fun (this came way out of left field, i think i said calvin & hobbes, interviewer got a chuckle out of that)

+1 for the jokes, def got asked that


but the worst of all: do you have any questions for me? you will get so fkn sick of hearing this by the end of interview season, and the absolute worst is when the interviewer starts off with this one 😡

 

[fakin' the funk]

-why do you want to come here (esp if you're not from the area) or why this program (if there are multiple programs in the city/area)[/B

but the worst of all: do you have any questions for me? you will get so fkn sick of hearing this by the end of interview season, and the absolute worst is when the interviewer starts off with this one 😡

You will absolutely be asked these on nearly every interview. The first one is KEY and it is an open door for you to sell the s**t outta your app and create a great impression. "I wanna come to this program b/c it'd be exc fit for me based on X, Y, Z"

The "do you have any questions" is usually just a common courtesy. The interviewer controls the interview and wants to give you an opportunity to have your questions answered. If you've got nothing, it's OK to say you don't. Don't make up fake questions, but do take notes during the tour/presentations so you might have an insightful question to ask. If you're talking to the cardiac head and you're interested in cardiac, now's your chance. One standard question is "what changes do you see occurring at this program in the next X years" which are appropriate for the PD and chair obviously. But really, it's OK to say you don't have any questions - they know you're offerred that at every interview - and if so - just say so! "No, I've had all my questions answered, thanks."