Have you ever been to an interview like this?

[Dramruch]

So about a week ago, I had an interview for a nicu nurse position. First I met with the nurse recruiter and that went well, then I had to go to the actual hospital to meet the nurse manager of the floor. The nurse recruiter asked me a bunch of questions and it went pretty well. The nurse manager just asked if I had experience and because I didn't she just asked why I wanted to work in the nicu and more about the position, the staff, situations she's seen on the floor, and about her personal experiences of having her children in the nicu. I never went to an interview like this that I was barely asked questions. I believed that both went well. If hired I would be getting a call this coming week. Anyone had experiences like this before?

[Mr. Murse]

I've had interviews before that were more just conversations than Q&A type interviews. it may just be her way of feeling you out, or she may have just already had her mind made up one way or another before you got there or early on in the interview.

[Dramruch]

That makes me nervous. It took me 8 months after graduation to get this interview and it's where I want to be

[L8RRN]

I interviewed in the OR and it was similar to your interview. They basically told me they didn't really know what to ask since I had no OR experience and it turned into a more personal conversation with the three interviewers. I walked out hoping that other places would hurry and call me with interviews soon because I was definitely not getting that job. Well, as I pulled out of the parking lot on my way home, my phone rang and they were already offering me the job!! I about wrecked. :) Once I started working there, they told me it was hard to find someone with experience sometimes and they wanted someone who would fit in that was "teachable" more than anything. Best of luck on getting the call!

[Dramruch]

Thank you! I really hope that will happen to me! They told me to give them a week or two because they have other candidates, and if selected they would do a background/reference check before hiring me

[llg, PhD, RN]

When I interview applicants, I don't always ask a lot of questions either. It depends on the situation. Sometimes, if the applicant opens up in conversation, I don't need to ask a lot of questions: I can get what I need from the conversation. And like a previous poster said, I am often looking for someone who is "teachable" and "interested" than anything else.

Also, a lot of people prepare so thoroughly for the standard job interview questions that it can be difficult to feel confident that they are giving you an honest answer. When I feel someone is really prepared, I like to go "off-script" and do something different that they haven't prepared for just to get past the "prepared answers" and on to more spontaneous interactions that are more likely to reveal the truth.

[caliotter3]

I have had interviews where the discussion centered more around the interviewer than me. I just chalked that up to the interviewer having their own agenda and I didn't say anything to try to steer their focus away from themselves.

[Dramruch]

That's all very true. Well she encouraged me to email her with questions. So maybe that's a good sign