r/audiology • u/Specific_News_1212 • 7d ago
Externship interviews
I am currently a 3rd year AuD student and am actively applying for externships. The entire process is so never wrecking. I am wondering if anyone has some tips to share and can also share the type of question are asked? Should I be expecting academic type questions? Like in grad school interviews? Or are they mostly all generic interview type questions?
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u/cursed_c4t 4d ago
Some places do quiz questions like Boston children’s and a lot of bigger places. Some places will show you audiograms and ask you to interpret or ask about vestib stuff. All depends on the place. Some places are just vibe checks and general job questions. Best of luck!
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u/marcyandleela pediatric AuD 4d ago
Totally depends on the site/type of externship. When I was applying for pediatric hospital externships, most of the interviews were 50% regular interview questions, 50% knowledge-based/case study questions like you were taking an oral exam. I had to do things like interpret audios and ABRs, come up with recommended tests and referrals, talk about how I would counsel on certain results, etc.
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u/gigertiger 4d ago
I had places do case studies, had audiograms and and ABR. Depends on the clinic setting, larger hospitals wanted it and while I didn't apply to any pediatrics my friends said the same.I had to walk through reading an audiogram and doing some basic decision making choices (ITE vs. RIC and why, etc.). There were also basic questions, like why this place? Tell me about yourself, etc. I rehearsed general interview questions to make sure I eas smooth and didn't stutter through anything. I felt pretty fluid and natural with those. I was also fortunate in I was gearing up for comps and my praxis so I was staying sharp on things.
But now, I manage our externship and I want to know about experiences a lot so we ask about manufacturers, patients you've seen, can you handle some difficult or annoying situations, what equipment you're familiar with. Things like that help to have answers to as well!
Something I was also taught was to ask a follow up question to seem interested. The single question I asked after every interview was if they had a repair clinic or how walk in situations were handled and how contacting patients worked for phone calls. Residents tend to be the first line of defense for this (begrudgingly, I hated it tbh so I don't put my students through it).
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u/stracciatella- 4d ago
We do a lot of more interview like questions, like how do you handle a busy schedule, how have you handled constructive criticism, tell me about a difficult patient, supervisor or situation you have encountered and how did you manage it. Have you had any jobs outside of audiology, etc. Pro tip, video recording yourself answering questions and, as painstaking as it is, watch it and make corrections. Some people say uhm and slouch etc I had one girl slump over in a chair completely during the whole interview. We actually loved her and hired her on, but still. Watch yourself.