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UCL Interview Prep Exam Questions With
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Tell me about yourself - answer✔· I have a background in psychology
· I completed my undergraduate degree in Psychology and my postgraduate degree in Health
Psychology - both at UCL
· Both during and after my studies I've been working as a Dispensing Assistant at a community
pharmacy
· My most recent professional experience has been working as a qualitative data analyst with
transport
· I'm hoping to pursue a career in research which is why I applied for the research assistant role
Why do you want to pursue a career in research? - answer✔· I like solving problems - I like
having the opportunity to identify something that needs to be changed, and formulating a
research question to try to solve the problem
· It also gives me the chance to contribute to knowledge in a certain area or field
Tell me about a time where you had to resolve conflicts - answer✔· We have a colleague at the
pharmacy who has been with us for around a year now
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· She takes more time to learn new things than other colleagues - she needs more support from
the pharmacy team
· This can cause tension in the team because it can be frustrating to have to explain the same
thing to someone over and over
· But the way I see it is that everyone learns at their own pace, and there are always going to be
people who need more support and guidance
· To overcome this, I guide her to learn tasks in a way that allows her to be more independent
· E.g. I encourage note-taking and repeating the task over and over so it sticks in her head - this
allows her to be less reliant on the pharmacy team
Have you ever had to address conflicting priorities? - answer✔· When I was working as a
research assistant with the Cancer Communication and Screening Group at UCL, I was often
working on numerous different tasks at once - e.g. data entry, peer reviews, statistical analyses,
write ups
· So I had to be able to prioritise my workload to make sure I didn't get overwhelmed with tasks
and to make sure that things got done
· I did this by looking at which tasks needed to be completed first and how much time I had to
complete the tasks - allowed me to be as productive as I could in the time that I had
Tell me about a time where you've had to pay attention to detail - answer✔· Attention to detail is
really important when you work in a pharmacy, especially when you're dispensing prescriptions
10/7/2024 11:03AM
UCL Interview Prep Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
Tell me about yourself - answer✔· I have a background in psychology
· I completed my undergraduate degree in Psychology and my postgraduate degree in Health
Psychology - both at UCL
· Both during and after my studies I've been working as a Dispensing Assistant at a community
pharmacy
· My most recent professional experience has been working as a qualitative data analyst with
transport
· I'm hoping to pursue a career in research which is why I applied for the research assistant role
Why do you want to pursue a career in research? - answer✔· I like solving problems - I like
having the opportunity to identify something that needs to be changed, and formulating a
research question to try to solve the problem
· It also gives me the chance to contribute to knowledge in a certain area or field
Tell me about a time where you had to resolve conflicts - answer✔· We have a colleague at the
pharmacy who has been with us for around a year now
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· She takes more time to learn new things than other colleagues - she needs more support from
the pharmacy team
· This can cause tension in the team because it can be frustrating to have to explain the same
thing to someone over and over
· But the way I see it is that everyone learns at their own pace, and there are always going to be
people who need more support and guidance
· To overcome this, I guide her to learn tasks in a way that allows her to be more independent
· E.g. I encourage note-taking and repeating the task over and over so it sticks in her head - this
allows her to be less reliant on the pharmacy team
Have you ever had to address conflicting priorities? - answer✔· When I was working as a
research assistant with the Cancer Communication and Screening Group at UCL, I was often
working on numerous different tasks at once - e.g. data entry, peer reviews, statistical analyses,
write ups
· So I had to be able to prioritise my workload to make sure I didn't get overwhelmed with tasks
and to make sure that things got done
· I did this by looking at which tasks needed to be completed first and how much time I had to
complete the tasks - allowed me to be as productive as I could in the time that I had
Tell me about a time where you've had to pay attention to detail - answer✔· Attention to detail is
really important when you work in a pharmacy, especially when you're dispensing prescriptions
