Was it the wrong thing to say in a interview?

hey thank you for your comment and you're absolutely right, seeing it from that perspective I can see why hiring someone who just plans filling a position temporarily would not be a good fit at all.

Hey its alright I'm not the type of guy to take anything personal, maybe I just need to learn to say what they want to hear...I just always believe that it is better to be upfront about something than to later on cause problems for not only yourself but others.

I do a lot of job interviews, including for CNAs. People who tell us what their availability is, or who try to cut deals about when they will work before we have even made an offer, have just talked their way out of an offer if they were going to get one. While we encourage people to further their educations, we don't hire people expecting to immediately start accommodating school schedules (or any other special needs). If we are interviewing, we have a specific need to fill - ours, not the applicant's.

We held interviews for LPNs a while back. As it turned out, two of the applicants were a month away from completing RN training. One said that she wanted an LPN slot so that she could slide over into an RN spot once she got her license. That's not how it works, ladies.

I would like to think the interviewer would appreciate honesty when it comes to your answers. Most would see the "bigger picture", revealing having a new RN grad whom the facility already knows their working ethic, call in frequency, flexibility, etc. Sounds like someone who isn't really thinking about what's best for their facility.

I would like to think the interviewer would appreciate honesty when it comes to your answers. Most would see the "bigger picture", revealing having a new RN grad whom the facility already knows their working ethic, call in frequency, flexibility, etc. Sounds like someone who isn't really thinking about what's best for their facility.

Totally disagree here. The facility IS looking out for themselves. They need a full time CNA NOW, not a possible future RN.

Honesty has it's own reward in that you have been true to yourself. You will have to accept the consequences of your honesty if you don't get what you want because the other party got what they wanted.

Hey, at least you were honest. As others said, you interviewed for a CNA position, admitted you were going to drop to part-time, and then said your CNA position was temporary because you wanted to be a nurse on the unit.

There's no way to tell. If the unit is consistently looking to hire nurses, maybe you said the right thing. But if they are only in need to long-term CNAs, you may have shot yourself in the foot.

Again, you were honest. And if you don't get this CNA position, reapply for a position as a nurse after you're finished with school.