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Hi all, During an interview at a nursing school some time last week, my friend, Tom, was asked to tell the interviewers about some advantages of male nurses over the female nurses. We had done some preparations for the interview, but never thought that there would be some sensitive questions like this one. Tom tried to be objective, and avoid bias in this kind of situation, but the interview, according to what he told me, was 10 minutes in time. After he had listed four or five points about some advantages of male nurses over the female nurses, he said there were still 5 to 6 minutes left. Of those four interviewers, two of them are female nurses. He was so nervous that he lost his mind, I thought, and that's why he said some silly things, like, (11), Menstruation may lower the female nurses' performanace, (12), Female nurses will have to take maternity leave after their pregnancy is confirmed, and their tasks and job duties will be rescheduled or assigned to their co-workers. Although, some of his points are indisputable facts, but the points (11) and (12) have created a bad impression, I think. He was depressed and felt regreted of having said those words out. I don't think he can get in the nursing school because of his biased opinions. What would you tell the interviewers or would you do if you are asked to answer a question like that? Thank you. Kitty
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A friend of mine, 30. She majored in Business. She had been a secretary in a company for years but quit her job last year because her mom was sick. She wants to become a nurse because she wants to take care of old people. She applied to a nursing school in mid Jan this year, and was offered an interview last week, but she was upset because the interviewers commented on her age. One of them asked her a question like this: "There are lots of younger candidates." "Give some reasons why we should let you get in."
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