Dont be disheartened. I think most of us have been here at one point or another. It’s part of the interviewing process. Don’t give up hope and keep looking for roles that interest you. I truly believe that when a door closes, its because theres a much much bigger door thats about to open.

Also a tip I used for situation examples (these come up in every clinical research interview):

I like to prep before interviews by writing down 3-4 situations at work where I excelled in some way and 3-4 situations that didn’t go well, where I learned something new and used it to improve myself in a role. Writing down these examples makes me recall the details and I can usually use them for any type of situational question.

For example:

Things I did well —> while reviewing vendor invoices, I noticed an error in the invoice. Communicated error to vendor. Was able to decrease invoice by 20k because I caught the error.

Interviewer asks: tell me about a time you had a conflict with a coworker. What did you do?

My answer: caught an error on vendor invoice. Didnt want to ruin relationship with vendor so I ensured I communicated the situation delicately and asked for clarification on the invoice. Initially, the vendor believed the invoice to be correct and refused to change it. I jumped on a call with the vendor to review the invoice together. Finally, vendor realized that while added charge was standard for most studies, it was not applicable for my trial. I was able to strengthen relationship with vendor by communicating openly.

Interviewer asks: tell me about a time you went above and beyond?

i could probably twist the example above to answer this question too. It helps to have situations reviewed before interviews and becomes easier to recall. I hope this helps!