Hi all! I was wondering if someone could shed some light on the hiring process at NSLIJ. I applied online for a position on 6/25 & was called on 7/9 by a nurse recruiter. We spoke for a few minutes about the position and she also asked me a few questions. She then set up an interview to meet the Director of the department that same Friday (7/11). I feel like the interview went well & ran pretty long (I'd say about 40 minutes), and at the end, the Director gave me her card & told me that she promised to be in touch. She also told me to make sure to send my references to the nurse recruiter that I spoke to. She took the time to walk me out of the office, and then we shook hands, & I once again thanked her for taking the time for meeting with me.
The next morning, I made sure to put a thank you card in the mail for her. On Monday, I sent my references to the recruiter as requested. The recruiter then contacted me & told me that she had to send me a link where I would then have to enter my reference information. The 5 references will then be sent an email with a link, which will enable them to fill out a survey about me. I completed this on Monday & all of my references completed their surveys by Thursday. I did email the nurse recruiter in between, on Wednesday, just to follow up & see what the next steps were. She responded that she will contact me back once all of my references came back.
The waiting is the worst part of this process. I want this position SO bad.. & every day, I find myself staring at my phone or constantly checking my email just waiting for a response.
Has anyone had an experience where they were asked for references & then offered a job shortly after? Does reference checking pretty much mean that I got the job? I'm not sure what the next step would be. Usually, a first interview would be with HR or a recruiter & then a 2nd would be with the director or manager of the department. Since I went on my first interview with the director of the department, would I just get an offer? If anyone has any information about their hiring process or just their experiences, that would be great! I'm trying to stay positive!!!!
