interview advice, please!

[learning&yearning]

Hi y'all! I am preparing for my first interview. What kind of questions should I be prepared to answer? And what should I ask? Any tips? I'm trying to reframe my thoughts and think of this as an important conversation rather than an "interview" to help ease anxiety. I feel lucky to have gotten an interview and I want to impress! Thanks guys! :redbeathe

[UCI&USFMom]

These are some questions that are usually generic for interview questions:

1) What do you do on your free time?

2) Where do you see yourself in the next five years? What are your goals?

3) Why do you want to work at XYZ Hospital?

4) Why do you think we should hire you?

Prepare yourself and research/google about the hospital, what's their mission? Read read read and when answering questions, focus an answer honestly. Don't forget eye contact and dress appropriately!

Good luck!

[deemalt, BSN, RN]

Here, this will help. Go through the questions and formulate your answers so you won't be surprised. They are pretty right on questions. Oh, and the first one will almost always be "tell me about yourself".

http://www.son.jhmi.edu/resources/career/center/.../interview_guide.pdf

[deemalt, BSN, RN]

Oh, for some reason link will never go directly to guide. Just type "interview" in search box.

[NurseLoveJoy88, ASN, RN]

OP I have an interview today so I searched the web and this site. Good luck ! I'm rooting for the both of us. I know how you feel.

[learning&yearning]

Thanks! I interviewed this morning. She told me I would be contacted next week about shadowing a nurse. I feel like it went well. But, she also told me I was the third to interview for two spots. We shall see...

[learning&yearning]

Do y'all have any opinions on sending a Thank You email rather than sending it via snail mail?

[Double-Helix, BSN, RN]

You should always send a snail mail thank you- one to each person you interviewed with.

I think it's fine to send an email thank you in addition to the snail mail, but definately include the snail mail.

Why? It's more personal and more memorable. Big companies received lots of email every day and they don't give much thought to the ones that aren't immediately important. Sending a card sets you apart and makes the interviewer remember you a few days after the interview. She also thinks of you each time she sees the card.

[punkydoodlesRN, BSN, RN]

I didn't look at that pdf, but I always get questions about integrity issues... and team playing..

If you see another nurse diverting, what would you do?

If you have a conflict with a coworker, how would you handle it?

And I agree about the thank you. Send it today.