Official Expert Answer
In most initial interviews, the focus is less on specialized knowledge and more on whether you function well within the team and if your status is clear. Expect questions about:
• Why Germany, why this hospital, why this specialty. Answer concretely and without memorized platitudes.
• Where exactly you are in the recognition process, what is still missing, and when you can start. This is almost always the most important question.
• One to two cases from your previous work that you can describe in calm German. Structure is more important than specialized vocabulary.
• Practical matters: shifts, on-call duties, relocation, family, language course alongside work.
Practice a two-minute self-introduction out loud until it flows without thinking, and at the end, ask two questions yourself, for example, about the onboarding process and Weiterbildungsbefugnis. This makes a much stronger impression than perfect grammar.
• Why Germany, why this hospital, why this specialty. Answer concretely and without memorized platitudes.
• Where exactly you are in the recognition process, what is still missing, and when you can start. This is almost always the most important question.
• One to two cases from your previous work that you can describe in calm German. Structure is more important than specialized vocabulary.
• Practical matters: shifts, on-call duties, relocation, family, language course alongside work.
Practice a two-minute self-introduction out loud until it flows without thinking, and at the end, ask two questions yourself, for example, about the onboarding process and Weiterbildungsbefugnis. This makes a much stronger impression than perfect grammar.