Weird Interview!

nadia562002 · Nov 2, 2003

Your issues with the hospital sound somewhat similar to a situation I had at an interview. I traveled over 2 hours to get there and I am left waiting for at least a half hour because a couple of my classmates were interviewing too. The excuse was that they wanted to show the 3 of us around at the same time. ANyways, to the interview. There were 3 people interviewing me at the same time plus the recruiter copying my resume for the others in the same room. They all had their pagers and cell phones ringing during the interview. No sooner would a person ask me a question, and something would go off. This tends to get distracting after about the 3rd call in 10 minutes. I found this to be rude and inappropriate on their part. They finally decided after a month that they were not interested in hiring me. I did not want them anyway after this fiasco called an interview.

Anyways, there are so many other hospitals out there that will treat you right. Dont settle till you find the right place with the right job. I ended up with everything I wanted and more at the hospital where I have been working since late July. Goodluck in your endevors.

nekhismom · Nov 3, 2003

I'm so sorry! This must be very frustrating. I applied for a job 3.5 hours away from where I am, was told they paged the NM for women's/peds, and that she would be down to talk to me. She didn't come. So they said she would call me at the place where I was staying so i could interview while I was there. No call. SO, I will not be working for that hospital!! I doubt I would accept an interview after that. I applied for another position half way across the country and the NM of L&D was supposed to have called me for a telephone interview 3 times before she called. She said she was moving her unit to another place and wasn't aware that she was supposed to have called. UGGGHHHH! So I am not having such great luck with interviewing either! Good luck, and I hope you find the right place for you!

sanakruz, ADN · Nov 3, 2003

Write them off.

The handwriting is on the wall. Slurred speech! 40 mins! :eek:

missmercy · Mar 19, 2004

That is really too bad!! Unfortunately, I had rather similar experiences when I interviewed for this job..... drove 8 hours to spend the day in interviews etc that were less than impressive .... for me, that just proves that they need me ( I am their new staff development diva) However, it certainly didn't say much for the organization!!

If you REALLY want pediatrics -- don't settle for something else. If you like pediatricas but could love nursing anywhere then it isn't such a huge deal -- in reality, you will probably get floated out to other units unless you hire to a closed or speciality unit that self schedules..... don't settle for something less than what you can be happy doing! Don't worry that you might appear "like a jerk" -- YOU are shopping for a rewarding job -- if they don't have a good fit -- you wouldn't be doing anyone any favors to take something you'll be unhappy in.

Nursing/hospitals etc. could stand to raise the professionalism bar a bit across the board. We NEED to be impressive -- we are brilliant people doing work that few can do and even fewer can love doing! We are an exceptional bunch and should show our pride in what we are!!! Besides, it isn't very attractive to the new hires if we aren't sharp and with it!!!

missmercy · Mar 19, 2004

That is really too bad!! Unfortunately, I had rather similar experiences when I interviewed for this job..... drove 8 hours to spend the day in interviews etc that were less than impressive .... for me, that just proves that they need me ( I am their new staff development diva) However, it certainly didn't say much for the organization!!

If you REALLY want pediatrics -- don't settle for something else. If you like pediatricas but could love nursing anywhere then it isn't such a huge deal -- in reality, you will probably get floated out to other units unless you hire to a closed or speciality unit that self schedules..... don't settle for something less than what you can be happy doing! Don't worry that you might appear "like a jerk" -- YOU are shopping for a rewarding job -- if they don't have a good fit -- you wouldn't be doing anyone any favors to take something you'll be unhappy in.

Nursing/hospitals etc. could stand to raise the professionalism bar a bit across the board. We NEED to be impressive -- we are brilliant people doing work that few can do and even fewer can love doing! We are an exceptional bunch and should show our pride in what we are!!! Besides, it isn't very attractive to the new hires if we aren't sharp and with it!!!

WalkingInTheRain · Mar 19, 2004

Maybe, you should try to look at other hospitals in your area. Good luck and hope you find what your looking for :)

WalkingInTheRain · Mar 19, 2004

Maybe, you should try to look at other hospitals in your area. Good luck and hope you find what your looking for :)

LesJenRN · Mar 19, 2004

This past week I had an "interview" with a Nurse Educator about this particular hospital's internships. The very first time I spoke with the nurse recruiter, I told her which areas I was interested in working in, which is mainly Pediatrics. She said she would do what she could to get me an interview in some of the Pedi areas. Two weeks ago when I showed up to HR for another scheduled interview, they said that the Pedi Nurse manager had to cancel our interview because she had a meeting. The did call, but I was at another hospital across town interviewing with someone else so I didn't get the message.
Anyway, I live 350 miles away from home, and I missed a clinical this week to come home and "interview" because I plan on working at home, not where I go to school. I arrived 10 minutes early to the exact place I was told to report. The unit secretary told me to sit in the lobby and the Educator would be paged, and she would come get me. I waited for 40 minutes, no one came. I went back to the nurses station, someone else took me to her office which was 15 feet from where I had been sitting the whole time! She was not extremely professional, like most interviews I have been to are. She appeared as though she had been sleeping in her office, her words were slurred, very hard to follow. I Gave her a copy of my resume, and after looking at it she said "oh, you're wanting to go into Pediatrics?" I was so floored because I had specifically asked the recruiter if I was still interviewing for Pedi and she said "yes." This was the Nurse Educator for MED SURG. So then she asks me if I am interested in MedSurg at all, and to keep from looking like a total jerk I told her a couple of areas I would consider.
Anyway, I just feel like these people are really tricky about trying to get people to work in understaffed areas, which I understand, but I feel like my time was wasted. Also, this hospital (which is very large and has a good reputation) has twice promised me an interview in Pedi and I have yet to see it.
Should I go back there, or write them off??????
Has this happened to anyone else?????

Have you contacted the Nurse Manager for Pediatrics at all? Call her directly to express your intrest in peds. Be proactive! When you REALLY want a job, you need to do whatever it takes to get yourself infront of who you need to see. I FedExd a letter to the NM where I was applying....that way she had to sign for it....Good luck

LesJenRN · Mar 19, 2004

This past week I had an "interview" with a Nurse Educator about this particular hospital's internships. The very first time I spoke with the nurse recruiter, I told her which areas I was interested in working in, which is mainly Pediatrics. She said she would do what she could to get me an interview in some of the Pedi areas. Two weeks ago when I showed up to HR for another scheduled interview, they said that the Pedi Nurse manager had to cancel our interview because she had a meeting. The did call, but I was at another hospital across town interviewing with someone else so I didn't get the message.
Anyway, I live 350 miles away from home, and I missed a clinical this week to come home and "interview" because I plan on working at home, not where I go to school. I arrived 10 minutes early to the exact place I was told to report. The unit secretary told me to sit in the lobby and the Educator would be paged, and she would come get me. I waited for 40 minutes, no one came. I went back to the nurses station, someone else took me to her office which was 15 feet from where I had been sitting the whole time! She was not extremely professional, like most interviews I have been to are. She appeared as though she had been sleeping in her office, her words were slurred, very hard to follow. I Gave her a copy of my resume, and after looking at it she said "oh, you're wanting to go into Pediatrics?" I was so floored because I had specifically asked the recruiter if I was still interviewing for Pedi and she said "yes." This was the Nurse Educator for MED SURG. So then she asks me if I am interested in MedSurg at all, and to keep from looking like a total jerk I told her a couple of areas I would consider.
Anyway, I just feel like these people are really tricky about trying to get people to work in understaffed areas, which I understand, but I feel like my time was wasted. Also, this hospital (which is very large and has a good reputation) has twice promised me an interview in Pedi and I have yet to see it.
Should I go back there, or write them off??????
Has this happened to anyone else?????

Have you contacted the Nurse Manager for Pediatrics at all? Call her directly to express your intrest in peds. Be proactive! When you REALLY want a job, you need to do whatever it takes to get yourself infront of who you need to see. I FedExd a letter to the NM where I was applying....that way she had to sign for it....Good luck

orrnlori, RN · Mar 21, 2004

I agree to circumvent HR very carefully, but by all means do that. Call hospitals you want to consider, get the names of the managers of the units where you want to work and send your resume to them with a letter. I knew I wanted the OR but they only hired and trained one time a year, so I needed to get my foot in the door at that hospital. I picked several units that I thought I'd be interested in and sent letters directly to those nurse managers as well as the OR director. I got a job, then when September rolled around, the OR director called me, I interviewed and was in where I wanted to be within 6 months!