Help the interviewer make the conceptual leap between your experience and the job for which you are interviewing. If you are applying to be a consultant, for example, make sure you point out when and how you have developed the ability to size up people, assimilate information quickly, present in front of groups, etc. In other words, make sure you make your experience relevant to the tasks you will have to perform. If the fit isn t perfect, you want to make even more of an effort to convince them that you have developed the aptitude and skills they are looking for. Be prepared to talk about anything you put on your resume.
Panelists recall being questioned at length about obscure things they had mentioned very briefly.
You never know what is going to catch an interviewer s eye. Employers want a mix of people, and your specialized knowledge can compliment people with a more business or economics background. Some companies will expect a two-year commitment and you will be required to stay in the job at least that long. If you can be flexible about when you apply to med school, then it is certainly worth checking out these possibilities. If you know that you only want to take one year, you should either be up front with employers or feel comfortable that they are not expecting more than that.