Interview Advice Needed Quickly!

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I've been a med/surg RN for the last 3 years, since I graduated. It was the first job I was offered.

I interviewed a couple of weeks ago for an OB/Maternity service position that I've wanted since I did my management capstone in OB. The interview lasted 2.5 hours. I left feeling good. An acquaintance of mine is an RN on the floor and says almost no-one ever gets called back for a peer-interview. I was!

Today is the interview and I'm nervous as heck. This is my dream job (I didn't want it when I started school, I wanted nothing to do with Maternity/OB, but my clinicals and capstone changed my mind).

Any suggestions for a good peer interview? The funny thing is, I'm on the peer interview committee for my hospital's Med/surg units and I'm still nervous about this.

Thanks for any advice you can give me.

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Specializes in Postpartum, Med Surg, Home Health.

Sorry I have no advice, but let us know how it goes! My only advice is try to relax, sounds like they really liked you the first time

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It went well, I think. We talked for about 30-40 minutes and I liked everything they said. I hope they liked what I said and know I am truly hoping for this position. The manager's assistant says I should hear from them by the end of next week. The hospital just changed the way they hire and they now do background checks first.

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Specializes in Postpartum, Med Surg, Home Health.

Have you heard anything back yet?

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Have you heard anything back yet?

Yes, sort of. I had a third interview and then a 6 hour shadow yesterday. It would appear, from the way everyone I met was talking, that I should have a job offer soon.

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