INTERVIEW TIPS for New and Experienced NURSES
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- čas přidán 5. 06. 2017
- Whether you're fresh out of nursing school or a seasoned nurse looking for a career change, these interview tips are sure to put a fresh perspective in your mind about how to prepare and be yourself.
Be Yourself
This is the most important part of the interview. Let your personality shine! Laugh, tell a joke, share a personal story, and smile. This should help you feel more relaxed and calm during the interview. Remember, the people interviewing you were in your position at one point. They want someone who is authentic and that will be compatible with their patients and team members. So, just be you!
Do Your Research
Research the organization and unit you are applying for. You should have a basic understanding of the organization’s history, mission, and vision. You should also be familiar with the unit or department. Find out if they are known for anything or have received any types of awards or certifications.
Make a Portfolio
Don’t just have a resume. Have a portfolio! This will help you stand out from the other candidates and will show that you are prepared and organized. Be sure to leave them with a portfolio after the interview. This will allow the decision makers to share your portfolio with the team and will leave them with something to remember you by.
What to include in your portfolio:
Resume
Letter(s) of Recommendation
Certifications (CPR, ALCS, PALS, CCRN, etc.)
Research or Papers
Volunteer / Community Service
Participation in Professional Associations
Remember Keywords
Have a list of keywords that you want to bring up during your interview. Here is a list of my recommendations:
Teamwork
Collaboration
Effective
Efficient
Patient Centered
Culturally Competent
Responsible
Practice Interview Questions
-Each answer should have a beginning, middle, and end
-Always end each question with something positive
-Silence is OK. Feel free to pause and think about your answer. Don’t rush.
-Be prepared for specific questions relating to the unit you are applying for. (ie. Oncology, pediatrics, OB, surgery, ER, etc.)
Examples of interview questions:
Tell me about yourself.
What made you choose nursing and why did you choose this department?
Describe a time when you disagreed with a co-worker. How was the issue resolved?
Explain a time when you went above and beyond your basic responsibilities?
Collaboration is key in healthcare. Explain a time when you collaborated with others. What was the situation and outcome?
Mistakes happen. Explain a time when you made an error and how you handled it?
Here, we inspire innovation. Describe a time when you had to be innovative.
What is your greatest strength? What is your greatest weakness?
Ask Questions
This is your chance to ask questions. And please do!! This will show that you are engaged and interested in learning more about the position.
Examples:
What is the patient to nurse ratio?
What is the orientation process?
Any opportunities to participate in a unit practice council?
When should I expect to hear from you?
Always Follow-Up
Send an email to the HR coordinator and interviewer within a few hours after your interview. Thank them for taking time out of their day to learn about your past experience and career goals. This will also give you chance to tell them anything important you may have left out during your interview.
Another reason to follow-up is if you don’t hear back within a reasonable timeframe about the status of your interview. Send the HR coordinator or person who interviewed you a friendly email asking about the status. Don’t feel bad about this, especially if there was a time expectation that was set.
Practice!!!
This is KEY! Always practice before each and every interview. Rehearse with a family member or friend. Practice your introduction, answering questions, asking questions, and using your keywords. Do not over practice because you don’t want to sound stiff or over rehearsed. You are not trying to memorize a script. Instead, you should practice to get comfortable.
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Who else is here the night before their first RN interview!
I have one in two days 😂 good luck!!!
@@kailadiggs720 i have in 2 days too!!!
Today is my interview and m so nervous 😥
@@sonamtanzin7723 I have mine tomorrow! SO NERVOUS!
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As a seasoned nurse, I would not recommend putting a copy of your nursing license or certifications in a portfolio. These are things that should be asked on a job application. With identity theft, someone could take your portfolio and pass it off as their own. If you are offered the job and you accept, then HR will verify your license with the board of nursing anyway and ask for copies of your certifications, etc. All this will be done via email. If you think that after an interview a portfolio is kept, think again. Most of them end up in the trash. If you want to bring a portfolio with you, then ask the person interviewing if they would like to keep the portfolio. If they are interested in you, then they will want a copy. A portfolio can be a nice thing to do but a good resume is also key. The best advice I can give you is to be yourself in the interview, answer honestly, and most importantly do your research into the organization and the unit and keep an open mind. Otherwise, Nurse Blake good job on the video.
Couple mins in and i realized YOU DONT SAY “UMM” ❗️👏👏 I need to practice and get that word out of my vocabulary. Thank you for all the tips and help.
When you said, “silence is ok,” that made me feel a ton better. I find myself rambling once I get nervous about some of the questions being asked.
Hows your job interview go?
28 year Nurse. Great TIPS. Be Authentic and Gemuine! I cam sense when hiring. I also want to know that you're result oriented! Not just a hard worker. I pray you have a long rewarding career!!!
I want to emphasize the thank you letter. I've been an RN, (and have my MSN) for 14 years and the only time I was ever not offered a position was when I forgot to send a thank you note.
thanks for the insight
jenrnmom I have a question about that: everyone is saying thank you notes are great and I want to get on that train...but where/how do you send a hand-written thank you note? Would I include it to the small stack of papers I hand to them with my portfolio? Would I mail to the hospital’s unit? Would I personally give it to the unit the day after the interview?
I know it seems like a silly question, but I live an hour away from the nearest hospital so everything I do that involves going to town requires planning & strategy.
Thanks in advance.
@@joetheperformer If you receive an email before your interview just send a thank you email to the same address
THIS! I had a phone interview and I sent my first ever thank you e-mail to the person who I had the interview with. It was a simple but thankful quick e-mail and it really pushed me forward through the interview process. Pretty sure it gave me some brownie points.
Do you ask them for their email during the interview in order to send the email?
Nurse Blake if you are not already, you would seriously make a great charge nurse or director! I would work for you in a heartbeat :)
Same!!!
I'm not a nursing student & have no plans to be one; yet, I just watched this interview tips video in its entirety! 😆 I think Nurse Blake's advice could apply to any career interview setting! ❤ Nurse Blake rocks both his comedic & his serious videos! 🎸
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not enough experience yet.
“Do your research” LOL I got asked why I applied to the place I was interviewing for and I said it was because I applied to it online and you answered WHOOPS
afakasibaby i learned this the hard way 😭😭😭
Nurse Blake: Your interviewing tips would not only work well not only in nursing, but for other professional positions as well. I have been on both sides of the desk many times. My number one tip: BE POSITIVE! If you cannot be positive with the interview at hand, it’s probably not going to work. Be positive! Be yourself!
In a way, I am lucky because I finished a very good nursing school and I live in a country where there are a lot more nursing positions than actual nurses. I got hired .... on the spot. The interview was pretty extensive and included questions about every aspect of the care. Medication, nursing techniques, nursing assessments and DX, teamwork, patient (they don't use patient but Person) and family interactions, care plan, tine management and care priority. They even gave me a test to calculate Rx, to make a treatment plan for some types of wounds etc. My interview felt more like a final exam to be honest. In all this mess there was a question that got me hired : how do you approach a clinical situation? The answer they were looking for is basically is a 17th century ideea: the scientific method ( observation, hypothesis via induction etc). The patient centered care is a big deal and the author of the video is right. Most modern nursing schools provide a care model with the Person and his needs at the center. So just integrate the model that you used in school in your interview and you will be fine. Another big deal in an interview is how you deal with conflicts. Healthcare system is a high stress environment and they want to make sure you can navigate this stress without becoming a problem for the org.
Tomorrow is my job interview🙏.
Praying that I will be chosen🙏
Great tips. I had a phone interview for a MSICU position & even though I didn’t get the position (they wanted experience) the recruiter sent my resume directly to a nurse manager of another unit & told me to expect a response within a week as the position hasn’t even been posted yet. Thanks ❤️
Thank you for this video! I’ve watched it a couple times and took notes. Lol. I’m a “seasoned” nurse, at the same job for 16 years. Today I had a job interview for an outpatient OB office. I felt very prepared and got an email about an hour later to come and meet everyone in the office! Thanks!!
Hey Nurse Blake, I watched your video a day before my RN Residency interview. It was really nerve wrecking because it was my first interview! A day after the interview, I got a call that I got the job in L&D unit!!!!! This is crazy since they initially told me that they will get back to me after two weeks. Thanks so much for your help.
Omg congrats girl. I have mine on Wednesday and it is on zoom!
ELIZABETH PHAM good luck!!!
Emma Yu I got the peds RN position 😭
I always thank the interviewers for the opportunity to interview for the position during the interview
Can you share tips for zoom and/or phone interviews?
Thank you so much Nurse Blake!!! I listened to this right before my interview for a position on the Oncology Unit and they offered me the job!!! So excited to start my first job as an RN!!
Thanks even though it’s too early for me but I want be prepared and I like to take responsibility, I really like to🧡🧡
These are such great tips! Thank you so much. I’m going in for a nursing interview today and I’m going to utilize what you’ve said here. 😊
You would make an excellent director of nursing! We need more quality nurses like you in the field. 🙌😊
“Practice to get your thoughts together” is well said. I started going over questions I might be asked in a job interview and how I would respond. This helped to jog my memory about my nursing experiences that I don’t think about in my day-to-day routine.
Hi Blake. You are exceptional, I love how calm and thorough you are. It’s easy to see you are passionate about the work you do. Thanks for sharing. :)
I can’t handle how precious you are Blake. Love you! 🥰
Thank you for sharing your experience Blake. Great video !!
I made my portfolio today :) First RN interview tomorrow 🙏 Hope you're staying safe and thank you for all your videos! You helped me get through school and laugh on some of the toughest days! 😀
Thank you so much for these tips! You make a lot of good points. I was really nervous about my upcoming interviews, but now I feel confident.
I can't even tell you, how much you and Nurse Sarah motivate me to study right after watching urs and her videos, thank you both thank you sooooo much, I'm going to open my books right away.
I would’ve loved having adorable Blake transporting me through the hospital!! I bet he was so fun.
Thank you nurse Blake, you are amazing.
Hey Blake, Thanks so much for the video. I had an interview at a rehab hospital recently and did terrible because I had added stress of something else going on, lack of sleep, nerves and I just was unable to think of examples during those specific example questions. I just got called for an interview on friday for a temporary complex care position. Im trying so hard to be prepared this time around. Thank you for your tips Blake.
You are the bomb nurse Blake! Thanks for the awesome tips and guidance. Though I am a confident nurse I get very nervous on interviews and exams. However, the more exposure and preparation I have to these things the easier it has become. The more I am in control and not my nerves! lol.
LOVED this video because I love the toned down Blake!!
Thank you for sharing. totally agree being positive is the key
Im currently in nursing school im from jamaica thank you so much for your video this is truly helpful.
Thanks for the great tips! I look forward to checking out your channel.
I love how medicine and comedy meddle together
Blake after this video took his suit off and got into his pyjamas haha
He is such a great guy I would be honored to have Nurse Blake my Nurse,keep up the great job buddy!!!
Totally great, I agree with culturally competent care. I have used a portfolio for years, it works like a charm in an interview.
This video was of great help to my interview and I was able to get the job! I feel grateful for your sharing. Keep the good work!
Thank you you have helped me
I know this is an older video but it's so hard to take you seriously 😂 I keep waiting for you to break out into a joke!
It's because he's always smiling 😆
OMG, I always see your sketches online and I don’t laugh easily but you always have me dying. I figured you had to be a healthcare provider because you were so right on. I look at your face in your in this video and still laughing even though you’re being serious.
Thank you Nurse Blake!
Thank You Nurse Blake, these are really helpful tips. Please keep it up all the time and more power to you... See you in your next video.
This video helped me a ton! Nurse Blake is the best. I definitely used it to help me prepare for a new grad position interview and I got the job!!! I’m so lucky and incredibly grateful for all you contribute to the nursing world.
Thank you‼️ I’m so glad I found your video✨
Great video, love your positivity. First RN interview is tomorrow! Wish me luck!! :))
Did you get the job?
Did you end up getting the job?
Did you get it??
Thanks Nurse Blake!
Thank you very much. God bless you!
Scored on my interview!!! You’re awesome. Thank you for the tips
When I interviewed as a PN new grad I just had to wing it if not my anxiety would have gotten the best of me. Our RN virtual career fair is in a few days time hopefully with your tips everything will go smoothly.
Your video was so helpful, as always! Thank you for sharing your wisdom. 😁
Thank you very much for sharing with us. hope I have learned something.... And I wanna learnt more
Such great advice and positivity. Blessings 🙏
Love that HRC sticker on the computer. Way to go!
thanks Blake!!
Nurse Blake!! I watched your video before my very first interview for a nursing job, I got the job!!!!
Thank you very much for your help. It really helped. I got the job !
This is a fantastic video. Thank you so much for posting.
Thank you so much!!! I literally took notes 😂
I worked in transportation as well it was fun!!
Great ! very educative ! Thanks for your time !
Great video 👍 I will be 50% opposite of what you mentioned in your video 😆 but your tips are helpful I have a phone interview soon but I have a habit of rambling but definitely practice makes perfect.
Nurse Blake : Watching your channel from Switzerland 🇨🇭. Very interesting and applicable and I thank you so much for sharing your ideas and suggestions how
Thank you Blake. It was really helpful.
Thanks for sharing ...
Very helpful and thank you. I learned something new today abt writing thank you later.
Wonderful info for any interview.
It was a great help for me Nurse Blake. Thank you
Great video! Thank you for doing this.
Thank you Nurse Blake! 😍
I constantly go on interviews......no joke....keep my interview skills update...... trust me...become an expert.....
thank you for this! preparing for my first new grad interview in 2 days😄
Very good and inspiring video! Congratulation for your work👏🏻👏🏻🥰
He's too perfect lol
Love from India 🇮🇳
Very helpful tips nurse blake😍God Bless you🤩😘
I love that you are wearing your stethoscope! :)
Thank you. I was hired on the spot today. LVN MK
Thanks Nurse Blake! I am awaiting for a zoom call interview! Got some nuggets from your vid! Thanks a bunch!
Thank you!
Hi Blake I did these tips, but I feel I did overkill, the interview was only 30 min long. I showed confidence, intrigue and showed desire for growth etc. I feel I bombed it. I don't know what to think because I hope I didn't come off as aggressive. I have a strong personality, but as a man you would be praised for this; I feel I am not as a woman.
Thank you so much
You’re great
❤️❤️Thank you so much sir ,for this video ❤️❤️❤️❤️this video is helpful in my interview❤️❤️
I work at a neuro ICU as a PCT 😊
Great tips, thanks!
Remember those who are interviewing you have zero training in interviewing.
Ahahaha! this boosts confidence!
I like your smile Blake..you yourself is so positive..I'm having my interview tomorrow..hope your tips and attitude would help😊
Just a word of encouragement:
Remember that Jesus loves you and He's coming soon.
If you have not made a decision to follow Him, don't wait because tomorrow is
promised to no one.
Satan wants us to believe we have all the time in the world, when we actually don't.
Even he knows his time is short (Revelation 12:12)
Lastly, the National Sunday Law is about to be enforced upon us. It involves the Mark of the Beast. The Beast is a religious & political system, which includes the Pope and his followers. Their sign of authority or seal is Sunday observance because they claim to have authority over the Bible and they admit that Sunday worship is their mark of great power. (Revelation 13:6) (see Catholic Record, Sept.1, 1923).
They will seek to enforce worship on all. (See Revelation 13). IT is their plan to force all to come together, and to worship on the 1st day of the week (Sunday) and have that as the ONLY DAY of worship. They want everyone to forsake God's law which includes keeping the Sabbath, and accept man's tradition.
When it is *enforced*, and people accept Sunday worship INSTEAD of accepting the Seventh Day Sabbath (Saturday) as the Lord's Day and only true day of worship, they will receive the mark of the Beast.
The system seeks to promote false worship.
So because Sunday sacredness is their mark of power; God's seal is found only one place, and it's in His 10 commandments, specifically the 4th (see Exodus 20:8-11; Revelation 14:7; Revelation 7:1-4)
Why:
It tells us the Name, the Title and Territory.
Name: Lord thy God
Title: Creator
Territory: Heaven and Earth.
So only those who truly love God will keep all His commandments and will be sealed for Him, for eternity. (See Revelation 12:17)
So, it's our duty to keep God's ten commandments, including the 4th which talks about the Sabbath because in the end, we have to chose 1 side.
Those who receive God's seal will be saved and those who receive the mark of the Beast will be destroyed eternally.
It has always been about worship.
Now is the time to be serious about our soul, and not to believe in false doctrine, but to accept God's truth from the Bible (see Isaiah 8:20).
By God's grace, let us be ready for the time that is just before us.
Excellent advice!
Clean video, bro. 🙏🏼
Such a role model! 😭🤩
Of all vids I view here, yours was detailed and on point. Excellent tip
Thank you ☺️
I like the portfolio idea; makes me wanna write a paper.
Very good, helpful tips. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching! :-)
Thank you 😊
Thank you for this! I graduate in May, but I already have a job interview in 2 weeks. This video will definitely help me prepare!
You're welcome Marissa!! So happy to hear you're preparing now for your interview. Good luck!
Marissa
it's helpful in deed I like much as well
Nice to see the "serious" side of Nurse Blake. :)
Thank you very much
Going next week