Expert Instruction to Ace Your Residency Interview
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It’s tough to stand out and land a spot in a competitive residency program. Hundreds of applications are sent out by hopeful candidates, and program directors rely more than ever on residency interviews to help them find the right fit.
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The Most Cost-Effective Residency Interview Training You’ll Ever Find
Using Big Interview is making an investment in your future. Would it be worth investing in improving your interview skills if you ended up in your dream program, earning more, and taking on a specialty you truly enjoyed? Big Interview’s membership gives you affordable access to our complete residency interview training curriculum and practice software.
Residency Season 2020
Basic Package- Self-Paced Includes: 3.5 hrs of video lessons, covering best practices for answering all of the common questions
- Residency interview practice tool to conduct mock interviews, record yourself, and measure your progress
- Access throughout the residency season (through 2/28/2021).
Residency Season
Premium Package- Premium Includes:
- 3.5 hrs of video lessons, covering best practices for answering all of the common questions
- Residency interview practice tool to conduct mock interviews, record yourself, and measure your progress
- Full access throughout the residency season (through 2/28/2021).
- Regularly-scheduled group coaching sessions with top interview coach and Big Interview founder Pamela Skillings. Submit your questions and get opportunities for feedback on your answers?Join our regularly-scheduled coaching calls to get feedback and advice on your individual interview challenges. We will take questions from Big Interview members and offer opportunities for you to get feedback on your prepared answers or discuss your biggest concerns.
Take a look inside the curriculum
- Introduction to Curriculum
- Lesson 1. Residency Basics
- Lesson 2. Best Practices & Common Mistakes
- Lesson 3. Most Common Questions
- Lesson 4. Tell Me About Yourself (Part 1 of 2)
- Lesson 5. Tell Me About Yourself (Part 2 of 2)
- Lesson 6. Why Your Specialty?
- Lesson 7. Why this Program?
- Lesson 8. What Are Your Strengths?
- Lesson 9. What Are Your Weaknesses? (Part 1 of 2)
- Lesson 10. What Are Your Weaknesses? (Part 2 of 2)
- Lesson 11. Answering Behavioral Questions (Part 1 of 3)
- Lesson 12. Answering Behavioral Questions (Part 2 of 3)
- Lesson 13. Answering Behavioral Questions (Part 3 of 3)
- Lesson 14. Personality Questions
- Lesson 15. Nonverbal Communication
- Lesson 16. What Questions to Ask
- Lesson 17. Addressing Gaps
- Lesson 18. Did Not Previously Match
- Lesson 19. IMG Candidates (International Medical Graduate)
Introduction to Curriculum
Lesson 1. Residency Basics
Lesson 2. Best Practices & Common Mistakes
Good preparation is essential, and this lesson will help you identify the best practices for residency and fellowship interview success, as well as how to avoid the most common mistakes that can cause even the strongest applicant to have a weak interview.
Lesson 3. Most Common Questions
While it’s not possible to predict every question you’ll be asked, there are some questions you are nearly always guaranteed to get in a residency interview. This lesson gives you a general breakdown of what common questions to expect.
Lesson 4. Tell Me About Yourself (Part 1)
This is the first question in most residency interviews. Part 1 breaks down our proven 3-Step method to crafting the perfect answer to start your interview off strong.
Lesson 5. Tell Me About Yourself (Part 2 of 2)
In Part 2 of the “Tell Me About Yourself” answer breakdown, we give you some in-depth examples of excellent answers, explain why they work, and offer more guidance on developing your own 3-part answer.
Lesson 6. Why Your Specialty?
This is an important question, and one you are almost certain to get. In this lesson, we break down what the interviewer is looking for and provide sample answers, complete with our analysis, to guide you in crafting your own answer.
Lesson 7. Why this Program?
It’s very important to show your enthusiasm for a program so the interviewers know why they should pick you above all the other qualified applicants. This lesson guides you on how to do your research and convey your enthusiasm for every program you have the opportunity to interview for.
Lesson 8. What Are Your Strengths?
What Are Your Strengths?
The idea of “selling” yourself feels uncomfortable for many, but it is a vital part of the residency interview process. In this lesson, we’ll guide you on how to highlight your strongest qualities in a way that is comfortable, truthful, and authentic.
Lesson 9. What Are Your Weaknesses? (Part 1 of 2)
Everyone dreads questions about their weaknesses. In Part 1, we’ve laid out an approach that gives you an honest, solid answer without raising any red flags, as well as some guidance on how to choose a weakness to discuss in your interview.
Lesson 10. What Are Your Weaknesses? (Part 2 of 2)
In part 2 of the “What are your weaknesses?” question breakdown, we give you some excellent example answers to help you outline your own response. We also offer some advice on things to avoid while answering this question.
Lesson 11. Answering Behavioral Questions (Part 1 of 3)
In Part 1 of 3 of our guide to answering behavioral questions, we give an overview of what behavioral questions are, why they are asked, and our tried-and-true STAR method for developing your answers. Additionally, we will help you choose which of your stories to use to build the strongest answer.
Lesson 12. Answering Behavioral Questions (Part 2 of 3)
In part 2 of the “answering behavioral questions” breakdown, we go into detail about the types of behavioral questions you can expect.
Lesson 13. Answering Behavioral Questions (Part 3 of 3)
In part 3 of this series on behavioral questions, we give some example answers to a variety of different behavioral questions and explain why they are strong responses. These examples can be used as inspiration when building your own answers with the STAR format.
Lesson 14. Personality Questions
Some questions you’ll encounter in the interview process are “get to know you” questions. While there aren’t necessarily any wrong answers, these questions can throw you off guard if you are not prepared for them. This lesson gives you an overview of what to expect and how to prepare.
Lesson 15. Nonverbal Communication
Your body language and eye contact tell your interviewer a lot about you before you’ve answered a single question. We’ll go over some best practices with you in this lesson to ensure your nonverbal communications skills are supporting your efforts to make the best impression possible.
Lesson 16. What Questions to Ask
You’ll have many opportunities to ask questions throughout your residency interviews. This lesson will help you prepare questions that show you are capable, intelligent, and an excellent candidate for their program.
Lesson 17. Addressing Gaps
If you have a gap in your experience since medical school, it can be difficult to address. This lesson gives you an overview on how to answer questions about your gaps and lay to rest any concerns the interviewer may have. We also give some specific advice on addressing gaps that occurred during or before medical school, as well as best practices for answering questions for candidates who are considered “older” applicants.
Lesson 18. Did Not Previously Match
Failing to match can be deeply disappointing, but our clients have overcome this obstacle to earn a residency spot and build a successful career. In this lesson, we’ll analyze the most common reasons for failing to match to help you identify where you need to improve when re-applying. We also give you a 3-part method for phrasing your reasons for not matching in a positive and constructive way. Not matching is a sensitive topic, but this lesson will help you prepare and answer the question with ease.
Lesson 19. IMG Candidates (International Medical Graduate)
We give some advice on overall interview and communication skills, including some of the most common challenges and how to approach them. We cover some specific questions and topics that can be particularly difficult for IMGs. We’ll teach you how to discuss the important question of why you are choosing to practice medicine in the US instead of your country of origin, as well as advice on which specific lessons to study to best prepare you for your interviews.
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“I have great news, I MATCHED!. I am so happy.
Just wanted to share the good news with you and also thank you for all the help.”
“I matched!!! My interviews went really well. I felt so much more confident. All were the same questions we prepared. Thanks so much for all the help.”
Work at Your Own Pace
Short on prep time? No problem!
Don’t guess on what to practice. Follow our organized tracks of lesson curriculum and residency interview practice.
Our curriculum goes in-depth with all the information you need to ace your interview.
Full Lesson Curriculum
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From learning interview fundamentals, to avoiding common mistakes, and learning how to answer even the toughest questions, our full video curriculum leads you through every step of the residency interviewing process.
Here you’ll grow in confidence and learn up-to-date strategies you won’t find anywhere else.
Practice Interviews
The Most Important Step of Interview Prep
Our practice interviews are specific, customizable, and always available.
Get a well-rounded view of the type of questions to expect during your residency interview, and practice answering them all.
Whether they’re behavioral/competency-based questions, or questions specific to your speciality, we’ve got you covered. Practice makes perfect!
The Most Cost-Effective Residency Interview Training You’ll Ever Find
Using Big Interview is making an investment in your future. Would it be worth investing in improving your interview skills if you ended up in your dream program, earning more, and taking on a specialty you truly enjoyed?
Big Interview’s membership gives you affordable access to our complete residency interview training curriculum and practice software.
Residency Season 2020 - Basic Package
Self-Paced Includes
3.5 hrs of video lessons, covering best practices for answering all of the common questions
Residency interview practice tool to conduct mock interviews, record yourself, and measure your progress
Access throughout the residency season (through 2/28/2021).
Residency Season - Premium Package
Premium Includes
3.5 hrs of video lessons, covering best practices for answering all of the common questions
Residency interview practice tool to conduct mock interviews, record yourself, and measure your progress
Full access throughout the residency season (through 2/28/2021).
Regularly-scheduled group coaching sessions with top interview coach and Big Interview founder Pamela Skillings. Submit your questions and get opportunities for feedback on your answers?Join our coaching calls to get feedback and advice on your individual interview challenges. We will take questions from Big Interview members and offer opportunities for you to get feedback on your prepared answers or discuss your biggest concerns.
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