Hiring Process

Lucia1 · Jul 18, 2011

NOOO!!! I havent heard anything yet!! What program did you apply to?

missrn8703 · Jul 18, 2011

I applied for the med/surg position. I called the nurse manager today she just told me that the nurse recruiter will contact people shortly. :-/.

Lucia1 · Jul 18, 2011

my program starts next monday and i still havent heard anything!! I had a third interview with the clinical educator/program coordinator on July 7th and he told me to e-mail HR to ask her what I should do as the following steps and I still haven't heard back from her :/

missrn8703 · Jul 18, 2011

Do u try calling HR? It was easy for me to get in contact with the director but almost impossible to get in contact with the nurse recruiter. I called left a message and all still no response also. I hope everything works out for u. The wait is so overwhelming!!!

Lucia1 · Jul 18, 2011

No I haven't tried calling HR. Maybe I'll do that today. Do you think it would be overkill to e-mail the program coordinator?

missrn8703 · Jul 18, 2011

I think u should try contacting HR first because I have a feeling that the coordinator will prob tell u the same thing the director told me.

Mehr · Sep 12, 2011

Lucia1 This thread may be outdated by a couple months. But I was called back for the 3rd round of the interview process. So I meet with the Fellowship Educators/Trainers for the ED fellowship. From reading your posts, I guess this isn't just a "formality" type of interview, because after the 3rd round you mentioned, in your previous posts, that you didn't get picked. Could you please tell me what the 3rd interview was like, and what perhaps you may have done differently had you been given another chance?

Many Thanks in advance!:)

Lucia1 · Sep 19, 2011

Hi!! Sorry i didn't see this earlier! I hope this info isn't too late! During the third interview i was with 2 other people who were there for the same position. We got taken to a conference room where i met with the program coordinator and he told us about himself, and then asked us for our resume and asked when we graduated, what school we went to, and if we had taken our NCLEX. That was it!!! No other interview like questions or anything. Then he told us about the program, and what it would be like, and he asked if we had any questions. Then he took us on a tour of the simulation lab and by the end of the interview we were all talking about random things (which i took as a great sign!!...guess not? haha) anyway. After that he led us out and that was the end of that!

I actually had another interview for a different position, where i was asked why i thought i didn't get the job, and i told the HR lady that i wasnt sure why (especially after i was in the 3rd interview!!), and she told me that maybe it was because i wasn't "outgoing enough" that i seemed "quiet" and that maybe the people who chose candidates didn't think that was good for the ER, but i wondered how i was supposed to present myself during an interview without being obnoxious. so i don't know really what i would have done differently. I thought i did well for my interviews, and if anything, the ER manager wasn't all that welcoming during my second interview.

Sorry again for the late response!! Good luck!! Let me know how everything goes!!

Mehr · Sep 21, 2011

Lucia1:

Thank you so much for replying to my message. I appreciate the feedback and information tremendously. The 3rd interview was exactly like you said. It was a bit intimidating at first since I was not prepared to be siting in a room with 9-10 other candidates. However, it was less of an interview and more of an informal informational session about the ED-Fellowship, schedule design, and basically outlining what we should expect.

I was recently offered the position and I am unbelievably excited! :)

I'm sorry you didn't get the position. However, you seem to have found your niche wherever you are. I wish you the best of luck in your endeavors! :hug:

Lucia1 · Oct 1, 2011

AHHH!! Thats incredible!! Good luck during your program!!! I wish you the best and thanks for your good wishes too :)

audacia · Sep 18, 2012

Hi guys,

I was wondering... what was the 3rd round like? Is it an interview? What do you think they were looking for if it's an informational session?