How to Prepare for the Interview (Nursing)

00:00 Congratulations! You have made it to the interview stage of the hiring process.

00:07 You have scheduled your interview and are ready to meet with the hiring manager.

00:12 Before you enter the interview, here are a few critical ways that you can prepare for a higher likelihood of interview success.

00:22 First, you should research the company and the job.

00:26 Now, ideally, you should have done this before you applied for the job.

00:31 However, I want you to go back on the company website, research the manager, research the unit, and read the job description again, review the company mission and values.

00:45 This will also likely be directly referenced in the interview.

00:51 And if you can proactively include these values and mission in your responses, you are showing intentionality and value alignment, then read the job description again.

01:05 I repeat, read the job description again.

01:11 Most recruiters and hiring managers will have a copy of the job description in the interview.

01:20 This is a cheat sheet to the specific qualities they are looking for in the interview process.

01:28 When you are reviewing a job, I want you to make a short list of the skills, transferable skills and values that you would like to highlight in your interview.

01:41 Perhaps the job description reads a requirement about positive patient care and customer service.

01:48 You may have a strong customer service background and want to highlight this as a value proposition in your interview.

01:58 Identify skills, transferable skills and values directly related to the job description.

02:07 Second, you should prepare 5-6 stories you can share with in your interview.

02:14 Later in this course, I will share with you specific types of stories and how to format your responses.

02:22 For now, I want you to add this to your checklist.

02:26 Stories, also planned time not only to identify a story, but also time to practice telling the story out loud.

02:39 These stories should be about 3-7 minutes in length.

02:44 If you have a 15-minute story of a challenging situation that is too long.

02:51 I want you to identify the situation, how you responded and the result of your actions and response.

02:59 Practice in front of a mirror, to a friend or by yourself.

03:03 In any case, do not let the first time you tell the story out loud be to the interviewer.

03:11 Plan time to identify and practice a story.

03:16 Next, I want you to prepare questions to ask in the interview.

03:21 Identify questions about the culture, continuing education, operations and logistics.

03:28 The interviewer is going to ask if you have questions.

03:32 So be prepared with thoughtful planned out questions that can offer continued conversation and insight.

03:41 Also, I want you to prepare a resume.

03:44 I know.

03:45 Doesn't the recruiter already have a resume for my application? Probably.

03:51 But bringing a resume is a another way to show preparedness, intentionality and organization.

04:01 You could include any samples of work like research on a job related topic, recommendations or job skills related community projects.

04:11 Prepare at least 3 resumes in case of a panel style interview.

04:17 If you have an online interview, you can also send a hyperlink to your resume.

04:24 Lastly, if you are meeting in person for your interview, I want you to plan time to prepare for travel, finding parking and any delays.

04:37 I generally recommend visiting the campus prior to the interview if you have never been to the campus before.

04:46 Prepare for your interview by proactively planning for the logistics of your interview.

04:53 Preparation can help to boost confidence, clarity and conversation flow in your interview.

05:00 So, here's what I want you to do.

05:04 I want you to prepare by researching the company and job description.

05:09 Practicing 5-6 stories about 3-7 minutes in length, identifying 3-4 questions for the interviewer.

05:20 Printing out resumes and planning interview day logistics.