Chief
Related Posts
Anyone know a good degree evaluation service?
Rajma is bae 😍
Leaving this here
Additional Posts in Jobs in Healthcare
New to Fishbowl?
Download the Fishbowl app to
unlock all discussions on Fishbowl.
unlock all discussions on Fishbowl.
I always want to roll my eyes when asked the classic, where do I see myself in five years? It's such an overused question, and there's no good way to answer it. If I was going to be honest, I'd say I hope in five years I'm not having someone asking me weird questions in job interviews.
Chief
This is really interesting advice, and I love it! Thank you!
Any questions about high-pressure environments without context. 9/10 times, you have zero support, and they are trying to fish if you’ll be ok with that.
Chief
Absolutely! This is something I definitely need to start looking out for.
My biggest side-eye is:
If you found yourself in x situation at work, what would you do?
- I always respond with a question of my own: what do your policies and procedures say to do? Usually I get stammers and stutters and , "oh, okay" and moving on to the next question. However, I once had someone respond "that doesn't matter, you need to answer with what you would do, not what our policies might say." The question was clearly a setup and I wasn't going to play that game. My response to that was, "Absent a moral, ethical, or legal reason not to, I would follow the agency policies & procedures, as well as any governing case law and statutes that apply to this situation. Should any of the aforementioned exemptions apply, I would seek consultation with a trusted senior staff member or my own counsel." I got glared at for the rest of the interview.
Runners up:
What do you like to do in your spare time?
- ...why is that your business? I have found most places that ask this are the ones that then either ask you to overtax yourself at work or don't respect personal time.
We expect all employees to be good team players -- in what ways are you a good team player?
- I don't like this one for the same reason as the previous question.
The future self questions (where do you see yourself, etc). Quite frankly, I probably haven't figured it out yet myself. Also, 5 year plan in this economy?! (I actually made the economy joke once in an interview where the tone was right, and the lead interviewer choked on their water from laughing so hard. I got the job)
Chief
Oh wow, I like that you held your ground with that first question!
I agree with you about the personal time & team player questions. I’m always stumped as well when it comes to the 5 year plan question, but I like your answer😂