So I've been applying for jobs at every Seattle-area psych unit that I can find, and I've finally started getting some call backs. One call from yesterday has me scratching my head...
So the nurse manger for the unit calls me, and verifies my experience, and tells me a little about the unit - all good there. And then she says, "Would you like to come in soon, or when you're closer to moving?" Well, I'm moving in less than a month, so I say "I'd like to interview sooner rather than later (so I know if I have a job before I get out there, of course)." Because she won't do a phone interview, I even volunteer to fly out to Seattle for the interview.
Pause.
Apparently that was not the right option, because she replies with, "Well, uh, my supervisor is going on vacation for a few weeks, and then I'm going on vacation, and..." So I have an interview for sometime after June 28. I say sometime because she told me she would have her secretary look up a date and call me back.
And it got even weirder... She also told me a later interview would be better because "the unit staffing is going through some changes next week," and I may have more options for open positions. What does that mean? To me, that sounds like some people are getting canned - is there another more positive interpretation?
Now, I know it wasn't that I gave a bad impression and she was just trying to blow me off - interviews are my strong point. My instincts are telling me that maybe this isn't a unit that I want to work for... Thank goodness this isn't the only interview I have lined up!
What do you do when interviews take a turn for the weird?
I'm afraid I can't help you much. That sounds really unfortunate! Perhaps you would have better luck with advice if you post this as a new thread! If you go to the general forum page, you could add this - I'm sure others can give you some advice :)
I was recently interviewed and was not hired. Apparently they contacted my previous manager whom I had a spat with eventhough I did not put her as one of my references. I applied to the same hospital that manager is currently working. What is the law or guidelines about calling references and what are they allowed to ask or not ask legally. I had a spat with this manager indirectly because I felt she did not do anything about this incident I had with a doctor who likes to scream at nurses. I felt like nothing has been done or it has been addressed so I talked to higher ups in the hopes of effecting a change that nurses shouldn't be screamed at and we can go over the problem in a professional way. Apparently this doctor had a string of history of screaming at staff nurses. My only wrong was resigning. Now I wanted to go back and the manager seems to be stopping this process because most of the hiring managers call her for reference when I did not put her name as a reference. What do I do if this is happening? What are your take on this?
aura_of_laura
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I'm afraid I can't help you much. That sounds really unfortunate! Perhaps you would have better luck with advice if you post this as a new thread! If you go to the general forum page, you could add this - I'm sure others can give you some advice :)