interview with a staffing manager?

IslandRae · Nov 4, 2011

They may want to see if you will be a good personality fit and just drill you a little more...JK! Good luck! Take ownership of the job!

FutureRN_NP · Nov 4, 2011

so a little over a week ago i had an interview for a pca job in a ccu. i was really excited about it and i think the interview went well. i got a call from HR yesterday asking if i am still interested and if i could come in for an interview with the staffing manager next week. obviously that is good if they want me to come in again, but if i am meeting with the staffing manager does that mean i probably got the job?
anyone ever gone back for an interview with a staffing manager or something to that effect? ive already met with HR and the NUM. what could i expect from this next interview? when i asked the woman in HR if i should bring anything specific with me, she told me i could bring my resume and anything else i would like to show her... just wondering, and anxious.

I got a phone call from the staff manager himself for the job interview. I went in didn't realize I was also being interviewed by DON. They offered me the job. Make sure doing your best to leave a good impression. Bring your resume, your nursing ID, photo IDs, anything that you can think of. Good luck and let us know if you get the job.

Meriwhen, ASN, BSN, MSN, RN · Nov 4, 2011

obviously that is good if they want me to come in again, but if i am meeting with the staffing manager does that mean i probably got the job?

You don't have the job until HR presents you with an official job offer, so don't bank on anything until that happens.

It does sound like your chances are really good though--best of luck on that interview!

turnforthenurse, MSN, NP · Nov 4, 2011

I say your chances are pretty good. When I interviewed for my NT position, I first interviewed with HR and they asked me generic questions (tell me about yourself, what are your strengths and weaknesses, etc) and also asked which areas of nursing I was interested in (what type of floors I would like to work on, basically). Afterwards the HR rep called the floor manager who came down and got me, then I interviewed with her. She asked me 3 generic situational questions and then I was hired. Chances are you will be asked situational/behavioral-type questions to see if you are a good fit. Good luck!

ashleyisawesome, BSN, RN · Nov 4, 2011

thanks guys, you have eased my fears a little bit. hope i get it!

ashleyisawesome, BSN, RN · Nov 8, 2011

update: interview was awkward. definitely not my best. turns out the original position i interviewed for had been filled but they wanted to reinterview me for a prn float position, which i would like-- more experiences in different departments! but i dont know what happened, i was in the mindset of this other position and not completely prepared for this. i got nervous, and the person who interviewed me was more... serious, to the point, authoritative than the last two people i interviewed with (the other ones were to the point, but i felt more at ease and laid back with them). i just got all frazzled and was talking in circles for a bit, had trouble coming up with answers to commonly asked questions like "what does team work mean to you?" and "what are your strengths?".

i feel like vomiting now. lol. i dont think my chance is totally blown, but i dont feel as confident as before. please send good thoughts my way! :sniff: