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Interview advice

Hi everyone. I need advice. I am a grad student pursuing my MSN in Nursing Informatics and my MHI. I have already taken several important courses, such as Project Management and Database Management. Besides my BSN, I have dual AS degrees in Computer and Internet programming, but no IT experience. I have worked as a pediatric RN on the floor for 3+ years. During that time, I served on the nursing informatics committee and as a super user to nurses and physicians.

My dilemma is that I keep bombing the informatics interviews. My resume looks great. I have upgraded it several times, per recruiters requests. I do wonderful at the initial phone screening and am invited in for an interview. I have been through numerous interviews in several states and am feeling pretty defeated right now. One interview process was 4 1/2 hours with (2) separate panel interviews followed by several individual interviews. The last interview was 3+ hours from home and I interviewed for 3 hours. I interviewed with HR, the manager, and then the panel interview with the manager and the team. I just received the 'Dear John' phone call from this last interview and am feeling pretty sad. However, at least I got a phone call this time.

I won't quit, but obviously I need to change my strategy for interviewing. I am afraid I am beginning to believe that I won't get the job and am creating a self-fulfilling prophecy. I need help and any advice would be appreciated.

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    Thank you all for your support. Through better preparation and some changes in my thoughts (power of intention!), I just received a wonderful offer for an informatics position. I am very blessed by GOD and a great networking tool like this, to support me.

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    CONGRATULATIONS!!! Please continue to visit the Forum and Give It Forward related to other Informatics Nurses on this forum, and keep us posted related to your career path!

    rninformatics,

    Thank you for the sharing the interview techniques. I have printed them out and will review them. I realize I SHOULD be interviewing them. However, when my stress and anxiety peak during these panel interviews, my only thoughts are of 'survival.' I need to find ways to eliminate the anxiety in order to become successful.

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