Interview Help

1EmergencyRN · Dec 12, 2009

Rule #1, be prepared! That being said, here's what I found to be helpful when I interviewed (I was offered all 5 of the jobs I did in person interviews with, so hopefully these tips will help you too!). 1) Know what behavioral interviewing is and have some formulated answers based that, do some online research and you'll find plenty of examples. 2) have your answers ready for the standard questions "what are your strengths/weaknesses" (make your weakness a discreet strength!), "why did you pick (insert specialty here)", "why do you wan to work here", "what do you have to offer that is different from the other people we are interviewing". 3) be straight forward, always! If you are nervous on the spot and catch yourself having a hard time responding to a question because of nerves, just be open and say "excuse me, I'm very grateful to be here and really nervous at the moment". You would be surprised, how much grace is provided just from that straight forward honesty. Other standard tips are: dress appropriately, don't be late, be scent neutral, make sure you have and pronounce the name correctly of the person interviewing you, bring extra copies of your resume & other pertinent paperwork and send a thank you card afterward no matter how good or bad you feel the interview went.

Hope this helps - Good luck to you!!

MandaLee2 · Dec 12, 2009

Thank you so much! that really helps me alot!!

smn2010, BSN, RN · Dec 12, 2009

...send a professional thank you letter, never a card....