Shadowing Practice: HEALTHCARE Interview Questions and TOP-SCORING ANSWERS! - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hi there!
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My name is Richard McMunn from the interview training company PassMyInterview .com and in this tutorial, I will teach you how to pass a healthcare interview.
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It does not matter which organization you are being interviewed to join or which role you are applying for within healthcare.
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Please make sure you stay tuned and watch this presentation fully from start to finish, because I promise to help you pass your healthcare interview.
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Now, to achieve that goal, this is what I will cover.
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I'm going to give you a list of interview questions for all healthcare jobs and careers.
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I will give you example, brilliant answers to those healthcare interview questions to help you succeed.
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I will give you tips on how to be the standout candidate during your healthcare job interview.
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And I will also also tell you about further resources you can get access to, including these slides, to help you pass your healthcare job interview.
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So, let's get straight into it.
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The first question at your healthcare interview is, tell me about yourself and why you want to work in healthcare?
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To work in any healthcare role takes courage,
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passion, empathy, great communication skills and an ability to work with others to provide first -class treatment and care.
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Demonstrate in your answer to this interview question that you have the necessary skills and qualities to succeed.
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So, here's my suggested answer for you to the interview question.
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Tell me about yourself and why you want to work in healthcare.
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I am somebody who gets immense satisfaction from helping people and also working alongside others to achieve a common goal or task.
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Over the years, I have built up lots of skills and experience that are a strong fit for this healthcare role.
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These include genuine empathy and understanding for patients and clients,
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excellent communication skills and the ability to adapt my style of communication to suit an audience,
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excellent teamwork capabilities, and also a positive attitude to my work and towards life in general.
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I want to work in healthcare because no two days are ever the same.
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You get to work with like -minded people who are all making a difference to people within the community,
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and the work environment is both stimulating and rewarding.
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That is a very strong answer to that first healthcare job interview question, tell me about yourself and why you want to work in healthcare.
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Now, you can either pause the video if you want to, and take a note of the questions and answers as I progress.
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Or if you want to wait,
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I will tell you where you can download my full set of 26 healthcare job interview questions and top -scoring answers,
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including the ones we are working through right now.
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The next question is, why do you want to work here?
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Now, this is a guaranteed question that will come up during your healthcare job interview.
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And the question is designed to assess whether or not you have researched their organization.
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Here's another great answer to help you succeed.
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I want to work for your organization for the simple reason you have a strong set of values, you genuinely care about your patients and clients,
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and the people I have spoken to who currently work here all speak highly of the management team that is in place.
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In healthcare, there are organizations that put patients first and there are also organizations that don't.
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You clearly do put patients at the forefront of everything you do.
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And based on my own work values and ethics,
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this is very much somewhere I can see myself working for a long period of time." That is another very strong answer.
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It is unique and it shows that you've carried out some research
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because you are talking about the values and how they are aligned to your own working practices.
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By the way, I hope you're enjoying this video.
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Please don't forget to subscribe if you haven't done so already, so you don't miss out on my weekly training videos.
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And I would also very much appreciate your support if you gave the video a like.
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Thank you very much.
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The next question.
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How would you handle difficult situations and describe a previous situation where you've dealt with one.
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You will undoubtedly deal with difficult and challenging situations working in any healthcare role.
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Make sure you structure your answer so it shows you have empathy,
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but also the ability to use effective communication skills to resolve any difficult or challenging situation confidently.
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Here's my suggested answer to that tough interview question.
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How would you handle difficult situations and describe a previous situation where you've dealt with one.
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Whether it's dealing with a difficult or confused patient or dealing with a member of my team who is stressed, I would always remember my training,
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remain calm and composed and use effective communication and decision -making skills to find a solution.
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For example, in a previous healthcare role, I was speaking to a confused patient who was upset about their treatment.
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I took the necessary steps to calm them down, ask them questions about how they felt, reassured them
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and showed empathy before taking them through their treatment plan until they were fully aware of its purpose
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and exactly what was going to happen to them moving forward.
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By communicating with them clearly and by showing empathy and understanding,
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I was able to resolve this difficult situation with a positive outcome." So, that's another really great answer.
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Now, don't go anywhere because I still have more questions to work through with you.
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But when you're ready, if you want to click that link in the top right -hand corner of the video, it goes through to my website,
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PassMyInterview .com, where you can download my full set of 26 healthcare interview questions and top -scoring answers, including the ones we are going through today.
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The next question.
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Tell me what you know about the six C's.
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Now, the six C's are the foundation of all care and nursing roles.
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It is important important you not only know what they are, but you know how to implement them within your healthcare work.
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So, here's another great answer to help you pass your healthcare job interview.
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The six C's are care, compassion, courage, communication, commitment and competence.
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They are all just as important as each other in all healthcare and nursing roles.
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The care Fear of the patient must always be to a high standard and it must always come first.
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You must show empathy, understanding and compassion for people and communicate in a way that they understand and that also helps to eliminate fear and anxiety.
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You must also show courage by dealing with difficult situations
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when you need to put yourself at risk or make effective decisions that are designed to put the patient first first.
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You must show commitment within the role
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and be prepared to work on sociable hours and help your team when the need arises.
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Finally, you must be professional at all times
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and take responsibility for maintaining competence in your particular health care role."
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That shows you fully understand the importance of the six C's, so you are not just telling the interviewer what the six C's are.
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You are explaining why they are important within within your healthcare role.
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The next question, what would you do in an emergency situation?
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Now it takes a certain type of individual to be able to remain calm in any emergency situation and react accordingly.
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Now, when answering this question, focus on the importance of remaining calm and also following a set process.
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Here's my suggested answer.
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In any emergency situation, I would do the following things.
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I would remain calm and composed and remember to follow my training and the operational guidance and procedures that are in place.
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I would quickly assess the situation before making a decision that was designed to resolve the emergency that I found myself in.
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This might include providing immediate care and attention
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or making the necessary call to seek help or assistance from other healthcare or emergency professionals.
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I would then communicate all relevant information to any other stakeholders or persons who were qualified to help me in the emergency.
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And at all times, I would continually monitor
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and assess the risk until the situation was successfully resolved." That's a very concise and structured answer to that question.
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What would you do in an emergency?
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The next thing to do is please do go through to
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that page and take a look at my full list of 26 six healthcare interview questions and top -scoring answers.
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It's certainly worth going through to that page
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because you can take a look at the tips that are on there as well,
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and you have the option to download all of the answers as well, which I guarantee will help you to pass your healthcare job interview.
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Please don't forget to subscribe.
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You can also connect with me on LinkedIn if you want to.
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I put my LinkedIn link in the description below the video, and it's always great to connect with like -minded professionals.
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Please also So give the video a like.
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That tells me you enjoy the content and you find it useful, and therefore, I will spend more time creating it for you.
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Thank you for watching and I wish you all the best for passing your healthcare job interview.
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Have a brilliant day.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “HEALTHCARE Interview Questions and TOP-SCORING ANSWERS!”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: healthcare, interview, answer, situation, role. This video has 105 sentences and 1588 words to shadow. The speech runs for 9:37. The speaker talks at a natural 165 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 86% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| skill noun | /skɪl/ | A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate. |
| empathy noun | /ˈɛmpəθi/ | Identification with or understanding of the thoughts, feelings, or emotional state of another person. |
| resolve verb | /ɹɪˈzɑlv/ | To find a solution to (a problem). |
| courage noun | /ˈkʌ.ɹɪd͡ʒ/ | The quality of being confident, not afraid or easily intimidated, but without being incautious or inconsiderate. |
| succeed verb | /səkˈsiːd/ | To follow something in sequence or time. |
| communicate verb | /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/ | To impart or transmit (information or knowledge) to someone; to make known, to tell. |
| assess verb | /əˈsɛs/ | To determine, estimate or judge the value of; to evaluate; to estimate. |
| confused adjective | /kənˈfjuːzd/ | unable to think clearly or understand |
| guarantee noun | /ˌɡæɹ.ənˈtiː/ | Anything that assures a certain outcome. |
| commitment noun | /kəˈmɪtmənt/ | The act of sending a legislative bill to committee for review. |
| nurse noun | /nɝs/ | Anyone performing this role, regardless of training or profession. |
| connect verb | /kəˈnɛkt/ | To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object. |
| subscribe verb | /səbˈskɹaɪb/ | To write (one’s name) at the bottom of a document; to sign (one's name). |
| compassion noun | /kəmˈpæʃ.ən/ | Deep awareness of the suffering of others that people have to the point of them being motivated to relieve such states. |
| competence noun | /ˈkɑm.pə.təns/ | The quality or state of being competent, i.e. able or suitable for a general role. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| build up verb | To erect; to construct. | |
| carry out verb | /ˈkæ.ɹi aʊt/ | To hold while moving it out. |
| come up verb | To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly. | |
| go through verb | To travel from one end of something to the other. | |
| move forward verb | To cause to make progress. | |
| work through verb | To get past a difficult or stressful situation by thinking or talking about it. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- The next question is, why do you want to work here?
- Here's another great answer to help you succeed.
- By the way, I hope you're enjoying this video.
- Here's my suggested answer to that tough interview question.
- What would you do in an emergency?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
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| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | have built · have researched · have spoken |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | being interviewed · is designed · are aligned |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | somebody who gets · people who are |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 12 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, you've, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: empathy /ˈɛmpəθi/, ethics /ˈɛθ.ɪks/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: compassion /kəmˈpæʃ.ən/, passion /ˈpæʃən/, presentation /ˌpɹɛzn̩ˈteɪʃn̩/, operational /ˌɑ.pəˈɹeɪ.ʃə.nəl/, satisfaction /sætɪsˈfækʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/, anxiety /æŋˈzaɪ.əti/, successfully /səkˈsɛs.fə.li/, operational /ˌɑ.pəˈɹeɪ.ʃə.nəl/, satisfaction /sætɪsˈfækʃən/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like skill, empathy, resolve.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.