Hiring Process

[mscariRn]

Hi can someone please help me?!?! I had an interview with the nurse recruiter and nurse manager last wednesday at North Shore University Hospital - Manhasset. I just want to know how long do they take before they get back to you.. will they call me even if they're not hiring me? As far as I know and feel, the interview went well and the nurse manager told me that she wants the positions filled fairly quick... will they even call me to say im not hired..? I'm a new grad nurse.. and this was my first hospital interview.. so im definitely clueless...

[Lucia1]

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

[missrn8703]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Lucia1 This thread may be outdated by a couple months.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]

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]

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]

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

[audacia]

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?