Questions with complete solutions 2023

Practice Dietetic Internship Interview Questions with complete solutions 2023

Top two strengths and weaknesses - answer a. Strength 1: Communication

b. Strength 2: problem-solving

• Detail oriented, perseverance, passionate

c. Weakness 1: presentations/public speaking

d. Weakness 2: taking on too much

• Hard time saying no, not realizing how much I have agreed to, but complete all the

work anyway

• Why should we choose you? - answer a. Research + conversation high standards
• Adaptable, knowledgeable, capable
• Experience aligns
• Capable of meeting expectations
• Ready and willing to work hard and uphold the mission of the hospital
• Explain the most difficult client or patient you've worked with and how you worked

with them - answer a. Nutritional counseling client

• Closed off, unwilling to listen, determined what was important to her then used that to

develop nutrition goals

• Important skills for a clinical dietitian to have - answer a. Empathy
• Flexibility
• Perseverance
• Describe a patient contact in a nutrition-related setting; what was the most/least

enjoyable aspects and the most challenging? - answer Children's RD job shadowing

b. Most enjoyable: progression through the program

c. Most challenging: getting parents on board

d. Least enjoyable: loved it all

• What three things and diet would you discuss with a patient recently diagnosed with

diabetes? - answer i. 1. Can still have carbs ii. 2. Importance of self-management and education iii. Adjusting current diet; food swaps and meal planning

iv. Diet: CHO counting and exchange list

What three things and diet would you discuss with a patient recently diagnosed with CVD? - answer i. 1. Low sodium ii. 2. Low fat iii. Increase produce and whole grain

Diet: DASH, Mediterranean

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