Community Advocate Question:

☛ Patient care requires a strong amount of compassion. Do you consider yourself a compassionate person?
☛ At Advocate Health Care we seek to hire individuals who display a keen interest in the healthcare arena. Would you consider yourself dedicated to a career in healthcare services?
☛ In the healthcare services industry there are many emotions in a day. Have your emotions ever been in the way of your productivity?
☛ Tell me about your healthcare related education and training.
☛ At Advocate Health Care we take pride in our great relationships with clients, vendors, coworkers, and patients. Do you consider yourself to be a strong relationship builder?
☛ What is your patient care philosophy?
☛ In order to work for Advocate Health Care, you must be able to pass a full criminal background check. Do you consent to a full background check?
☛ Healthcare service companies require strong organizational skills and attention to detail. How do you ensure that your work is properly organized, and highly accurate?
☛ If you could expand your knowledge and expertise in any area of healthcare services, which would you choose?
☛ It is often said that a career in healthcare is a 'thankless job'. How can we keep you motivated and engaged, even on the days when you feel your work goes unnoticed?
☛ Have you ever been involved in ordering medical supplies, maintaining inventory, or other types of health care related administrative duties?
☛ At Advocate Health Care we seek to hire individuals who have ambitions of growing their career. Where do you see yourself in 3-5 years?
☛ Advocate Health Care seeks to hire those with strong problem solving skills. When were you able to successfully resolve a problem in the workplace?
☛ When have you shown a willingness to learn a new method or new approach to solving a problem?
☛ How would you describe your personality?
☛ Advocate Health Care has a diverse workforce. When have you worked amongst a diverse group of people?
☛ Do you prefer to work in a team based position or individually?
☛ Advocate Health Care supports a healthy work/life balance for all employees. How do you balance life and work?
☛ Tell me about yourself.
☛ What part of your healthcare career brings you the most stress?
☛ If you could expand your knowledge and expertise in any healthcare service area, which would you choose?
☛ If Advocate Health Care hired you today, what would you accomplish first?
☛ Think about a difficult boss, professor or coworker. What made him or her difficult? How did you successfully interact with this person?
☛ With the ongoing changes in the healthcare services industry, how do you keep your knowledge current?
☛ What type of work environment do you dislike working in?
☛ In your opinion, what makes you a great problem solver?
☛ Rate your problem solving skills from 1-10. How do you justify your rating?
☛ What is your greatest weakness?
☛ Why do you think you will be successful in this role with Advocate Health Care?
☛ Do you think it is possible to be a good team member, yet disagree with the leader?
☛ Advocate Health Care was initially looking for someone with 5 years' experience in a similar role. Considering you have just 2 years' experience, would you be willing to accept this position at a lower salary?