On Interviewing

susswood · Feb 11, 2004

I am also interviewing this week, and it is driving me nuts thinking about it!

I have found a ton of useful info on this board about interviewing by doing a search using the word "interview." Try this and see if it works for you. Good luck. :uhoh3:

Kason · Feb 11, 2004

Don't stress too much about the interview. A lot of times they just want to put a face to your name. Ask questions and make comments about the program. That will let them know you have done your research on their program and let them know that you are serious about wanting to be in their program. Convey confidence but not cockiness. If you don't know the answer to the question, don't make up a bull@#% answer, they see right through that. A lot of times they just want to know if you will fit into their system and that you play well with others. Dress appropriately, you can only make a first impression once. Hope this helps

crna2bee · Feb 16, 2004

Hello,

I Just recently interviewed with three different schools. First Old Dominion, Then TCU, Then TWU. I will tell you that each schools interview process was very different. Old Dominion was basically a get to know you sort of deal. I was asked mostly personal questions about my relationships at work, my clinical eperience, why I wanted to be a CRNA,and my personal attributes etc. This was very comfortable. They felt that your experience, and the fact that you had made it to the interview pool, spoke in itself that you know your stuff. They wanted to see if you possessed the qualities personally to be successfull in thier program. TCU was a panel of the director and two faculty members. This interview was a few personal questions, and clinical questions. The majority of the clinical questions were related to my field of critical care nursing which is trauma/neuro. I was accepted int ODU before my TCU interview ever occurred, so some of the weight had been lifted already. TCU notified me a week later that I had been accepted, and since it is the school I had hoped to go to I notified TWU that I would not be attending my interview with them. I start in August-yahooooo!

aphippen · Feb 18, 2004

I am in the Charter class at TCU! Congratulations on your acceptance! You will not be disappointed! Good luck with future studies! ~Aimy :rotfl:

Hello,
I Just recently interviewed with three different schools. First Old Dominion, Then TCU, Then TWU. I will tell you that each schools interview process was very different. Old Dominion was basically a get to know you sort of deal. I was asked mostly personal questions about my relationships at work, my clinical eperience, why I wanted to be a CRNA,and my personal attributes etc. This was very comfortable. They felt that your experience, and the fact that you had made it to the interview pool, spoke in itself that you know your stuff. They wanted to see if you possessed the qualities personally to be successfull in thier program. TCU was a panel of the director and two faculty members. This interview was a few personal questions, and clinical questions. The majority of the clinical questions were related to my field of critical care nursing which is trauma/neuro. I was accepted int ODU before my TCU interview ever occurred, so some of the weight had been lifted already. TCU notified me a week later that I had been accepted, and since it is the school I had hoped to go to I notified TWU that I would not be attending my interview with them. I start in August-yahooooo!