I have been waiting for this day for a long time! After months of applying to various positions with a large hospital system, I finally get a call to schedule a phone interview for my "dream job". It's a new graduate position, so at least they are not expecting me to have a lot of nursing experience. Luckily it is for the unit which I did my senior internship, so I plan to highlight that experience as much as possible. I think my main detriment is that I went to school on the other side of the country, so they probably know nothing about the great reputation of my school, or of any of the hospitals where I completed my clinicals. Any students from this city who may have experience at their hospital definitely have an advantage... how could I spin that around to be more positive for me?
I wouldn't be so worried about it, except that I just had a really bad interview situation a couple weeks ago that really discouraged me. It was a group interview (with 15 applicants in the same room answering typical behavioral interview questions). It was very hard to "stand out" in the crowd, and although I was probably one of the most qualified on paper for the position, I didn't get a call back for that one.
On the flip side, I had a GREAT interview for a homecare position yesterday, so I'm hoping I can ride that confidence out. I plan to review my journal I kept during my internship so I have specific examples in my head, and I will have a list of questions for the interviewer (who is a recruiter not a manager). I will have a thank you note ready to send out postal mail afterwards.
Does anyone have a good link to a list of questions I should be prepared for? I did a lot of research on these forums already, which has helped a lot. Any more advice you can offer (or at least positive vibes!) would be greatly appreciated!
