Hello fellow RN's I am in need of advice on how to respond to a Nurse Manager which I had an interview with.
Here is the story,
The interview was in early December. When I arrived there was no room avail for the interview, the manager and i wonder around until we were place in a conference room. Soon after the interview started we were interrupted a total of 5 times by staff members. One interruption was to placed another interviewee in the same room to wait to be interviewed so she was listening to our meeting. Another interruption was to place another manager with her interviewee in the same room to have their interview. So now we have two interviews in the same room and one interviewee waiting to be interviewed.
At the end of our conversation I reiterated my interest in the position and hopes to hear from the manager soon. This was the manager's response "Ohh you will hear from us"!
This is the bottom line: I have not heard from anyone since then as of today. I sent the manager a well written thank you letter and did not received a response.
I have called more than you can imagine to check if the position has been filled this is what I have gotten so far:
1. I couldn't get a hold of the manager and couldn't even leave a msg on her voicemail. So i called the receptionist and was told by the receptionist that the position was probably filled.
2. When I finally got in touch with the manager she said, "didn't you called yesterday" i said "yes"
she didn't even allowed me to tell her my name and explain that i called but was not able to talk to her. Anyways she responded with " I though I told you it would be 3 weeks" with an arrogant demeanor.
3. I continue to call and was told by receptionist that a letter was sent out to all interviewees. But i have not received one.
4. I called back the manager and this was her response " HR should be sending you guys a letter this week" what does that suppose to mean?
5. I still haven't gotten an acknowledgment by mail that the position has been filled or not even a word by mouth of the manager.
At this point i know that the position has been filled off course.
But I am somewhat disappointed that the manager didn't even give me a feedback on how to improved my candidacy in the future. Also, at some point I felt that she gave me and enthusiastic false reassurance at the end of our interview. By the way, she did not acknowledge my thank you letter which is a bummer!
Should i be given an apology for the lack of organization and interruptions during our interview? I didnt get one.
The truth is i presented my self with maturity and professionalism although I looked very young and I am a graduate nurse I hope this was not taking into consideration for the fact that I was not giving the dignity to at least be informed by mail with a "thanks for your interest but..." letter .
I am thinking of sending this manager a detail letter about my impressions and was wondering if anyone has any feedback. should i even bother sending her a letter?
I had a potential job at a hospital after I passed my NCLEX, but they ended up giving me the run around for almost four months. I was bounced from one manager to another telling me that the recruiter will contact me with the New Grad starting date. I asked myself if I wanted to work in an environment where they didn't have the decency to tell you "I'm sorry, but the position has already been filled". Instead, they led me to believe that I had a chance at getting the position.
Let it go. I usually tell myself that things happen for a reason and some things are a blessing from above. If they treated you like this during the interviewing process, how will they treat you when you are working for them?
I would agree with the others. This organization doesn't seem like the place to be. I am a manager and there are so many "etiquette" rules broken by that manager, I wouldn't waste my time worrying about it. I do want to clarify that she doesn't "owe" you a response to your thank you note. She, or the organization, do owe you a response that the position has been filled. Some organizations have very strict policies about any dialogue with a potential candidate going through HR. The reason for this is highlighted by the fact that your perception was that she gave you "false hope". Anything can be misconstrued that she tells you outside of the interview process. For that reason, follow up with the HR departments in the future. That's what they are there for. Good luck with your search.
I agree with previous comments. Just thought I'd add that for any position that's open to new grads, the nurse manager may be absolutely inundated with phone calls -- not only from people she interviewed, but from people who submitted applications and are hoping for an interview. Her phone may have been ringing off the hook, which might explain why she was short with you when you spoke with her and confirmed that you had just called her the day before.
The flood of applications may also explain why you haven't received a rejection letter -- they may not have time or money to send letters to that many applicants (I do think they should get back at least to people they interviewed, but not all potential employers do so).
And if someone said to me, "didn't I tell you it would be three weeks?", I would have responded "No, but thank you very much for that information", and then I would not have called again for at least 3 weeks!
Hopefully this can serve as a learning experience for you and you'll be able to handle the follow up better the next time you get an interview.
The time you are wasting hunting down an unsuitable employer and searching for an apology which you are not going to get is time better used finding another job.
And please, if the next interview is someplace you would really like to work, I advise you follow up ONCE if no one contacts you within the time frame you are given.
Black Jade, BSN, RN
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I had a potential job at a hospital after I passed my NCLEX, but they ended up giving me the run around for almost four months. I was bounced from one manager to another telling me that the recruiter will contact me with the New Grad starting date. I asked myself if I wanted to work in an environment where they didn't have the decency to tell you "I'm sorry, but the position has already been filled". Instead, they led me to believe that I had a chance at getting the position.
Let it go. I usually tell myself that things happen for a reason and some things are a blessing from above. If they treated you like this during the interviewing process, how will they treat you when you are working for them?
BJ