Would you change your healthcare opinions based on interviewer?

[fastnfurious]

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so recently in an interview, I decided to go with my true beliefs and give the reasons why we should go towards universal healthcare (keep in mind, not too extreme) and my interviewer (ortho surgeon) decides my plan was the worst thing he's ever heard...

keeping that in mind, would you guys change your answers based on the interviewer? I feel like either way you are screwing yourself over...so in the end I went with what I thought was right and got the interviewer telling me stupid I was. I never changed my answer and seemed to extremely frustrate him by the time it was all over

 

[H2O2]

so recently in an interview, I decided to go with my true beliefs and give the reasons why we should go towards universal healthcare (keep in mind, not too extreme) and my interviewer (ortho surgeon) decides my plan was the worst thing he's ever heard...

keeping that in mind, would you guys change your answers based on the interviewer? I feel like either way you are screwing yourself over...so in the end I went with what I thought was right and got the interviewer telling me stupid I was. I never changed my answer and seemed to extremely frustrate him by the time it was all over

You need to learn the art of answering his question on healthcare reform without really answering it at all (which is, saying what you believe). Touchy political topics like these are not appropriate questions for interviews to ask IMO. Therefor, when asked, just say arguments for and against both sides of the debate without committing yourself to a specific side or stating an overall opinion on which is better. He'll be happy that you know what the issues are (which is probably why he asked the question), and you don't risk alienation.

 

[CopToEM]

You need to learn the art of answering his question on healthcare reform without really answering it at all (which is, saying what you believe). Touchy political topics like these are not appropriate questions for interviews to ask IMO. Therefor, when asked, just say arguments for and against both sides of the debate without committing yourself to a specific side or stating an overall opinion on which is better. He'll be happy that you know what the issues are (which is probably why he asked the question), and you don't risk alienation.

I agree with this. Even though it's pertinent to the field you're looking at the interviewer was very unprofessional to pose this as a question. It's definitely political and I have to wonder what his motivation was. On police panels, which are very similar, questions were often asked of candidates to 'fluster' them and see how they reacted. He really might not have felt this way - just wanted to see how you responded to pressure.

However, either way, I think it's a question better left alone. I don't think you would have been too forward to say, "I feel that question is political in nature and I don't feel appropriate sharing my beliefs on it today."

In response to him telling you that you were basically stupid, you should have said, "You're entitled to your opinion and I'm entitled to mine. I respect that you have the right not to agree with me but you should respect that I have a right to have my own beliefs." Done. Next.

 

[mrmilad]

When I answer these questions I usually point out the flaws in both the current system and the universal healthcare system and eventually say that its a very complicated situation. AKA don't really answer.

 

[BBender716]

When I answer these questions I usually point out the flaws in both the current system and the universal healthcare system and eventually say that its a very complicated situation. AKA don't really answer.

My personal favorite response is that "well the reason we don't agree on a solution is that we don't agree on which problems in healthcare are affecting the bottom line" then I go in and talk about the problems in health care and how they affect the costs and physicians eat that up and go "oh I know! that definitely makes costs outrageous!" etc.