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Let’s continue breaking down some common questions you will experience on the interview trail. Dr. Mike Olson and I will discuss what we think the “question behind the question” is, and what programs are looking for in an answer. Questions about your behavior. For example: Tell me about a stressful patient encounter you had in medical school and how you handled it. Tell me about a time you disagreed with an attending physician and how you handled the situation. Tell me about a time you had to work with someone you didn’t like - what was the outcome? Tell me about the last time you failed at something. Questions about your personality. For example: Tell me a joke. If you were a plant, what type of plant would you be? Draw a picture of me as a character in your favorite movie. Unfortunately that’s all the time we have for today’s show. If today’s topic struck a cord with you and you would like to practice your interviewing skills, drop us a line over at the MatchGurus.com and we will set up a speciality-specific coaching package and mock-interviews designed specifically for you. We still have a few slots open, and interview season is just around the corner. Please subscribe to catch each new episode as they are uploaded each week. If you find the content valuable please take a bit of time to leave a review on iTunes to help get the word out to other med students looking for answers. Also feel free to give us some feedback on what you think we could improve on. Thank you to everyone for listening, remember to send you questions to us through our website at www.thematchgurus.com, or twitter @theMatchGurus. Our book is also available on Amazon - please leave a review there as well. Take care.