Phone interview

[Melfldrn]

This afternoon I had a phone interview at a great hospital that I did several clinical rotations during nursing school. I have BSN, previously 13 years experience as a medical assistant and currently two years experience in subacute rehab/SNF and I'm more than ready to be in acute care. I felt the interview went ok. I was so nervous, but I answered honestly and professionally. He was very pleasant and friendly, he was HR nursing recruitment and said he would be forwarding candidates with good interviews to NMs. I felt as if I was coming off a little nervous - wordy at times then not wordy enough. Once it got to the end and I started asking him my queations, I felt a little more at ease. When it all wrapped up, he said "well i thank you for a good interview, my last few were a little rough" - so how would you guys take that? Do you think he was being honest or do they just tell everyone that they had a good interview? My mother seems to think he would have never said that about his last few if I didn't have a good shot. This was a screening phone interview for several different open positions, so my eggs aren't all in one basket. Feedback?

[yeezimiller]

I think you got the job!

[Melfldrn]

Oh I hope so! I would still have to do an in person interview before being offered a position. Fingers crossed!!!

[LadyFree28, BSN, LPN, RN]

It's a preliminary interview...once you go on and schedule the first interview that includes the unit remain patient and if they don't back to you within the next week, give them a call.

Best wishes.

[OrganizedChaos, LVN]

It's too early to tell if you got the job. I wouldn't count your chickens before they hatch. You haven't even had the interview with the NM of the unit.

[Melfldrn]

Yes, I understand that. My question was do you guys think its a good sign that he thanked me for a good interview, and that i did well compared to previous interviews with other candidates, or do they tend to tell people that they interviewed well at the end. I'm just trying to get a read on it. I know the process, i wouldn't get a job without meeting recruiters and management and interviewing in person!

[OrganizedChaos, LVN]

He just seemed really nice. I would get the feel of the NM. That's the person you have to get a feel on whether you got the job or not.

I had a phone interview today & I won't get excited until I go interview in person.

[bathrobemom, LPN]

My experience with phone interviews (two lol) they let you know immediately if they are moving you to an in-person interview. For one of mine they came out and said that's what they were doing. For the second one the interviewer asked me to go to their website and fill out a personality test/ application. I figured they wouldn't ask me to do that unless they were moving me forward.

[k1p1ssk, BSN, RN]

I recently had a similar experience, phone interview with a recruiter who said she would be forwarding my qualifications to the NM and they would be in touch to set up an in-person interview & shadowing experience... However, that was two weeks ago, and I haven't heard anything . I sent the recruiter a thank-you card right after the phone interview, and followed up with an email to "check in" last week, which she replied promptly to, but she didn't have anything to say about another interview. Is it all out of her hands at this point? Should I call her, or at this point would I be pestering her? Any insight would be appreciated!

[OrganizedChaos, LVN]

If you called the NM already & nothing was said I wouldn't call again. You don't want to bother them too much. I know it's frustrating but you don't want to come off as needy.

[k1p1ssk, BSN, RN]

I had only been in touch with the recruiter, but luckily, she called me again today and I have an in-person interview Wednesday!

[OrganizedChaos, LVN]

I had only been in touch with the recruiter, but luckily, she called me again today and I have an in-person interview Wednesday!

Congrats!!!