I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Kaiser Permanente (Oakland, CA) in Jan 2016
Interview
This was a phone interview (I was not invited back for an in-person interview).
Scheduling the phone interview was more difficult than it should have been. The recruiter must have been extremely busy, as it took him a week to get back to me after our initial introductory emails. Once we settled on a date and time for the phone interview, I waited anxiously by the phone, but he never called. It took another two weeks for us to finally connect on the phone.
The interview itself was fine; the questions were as one would expect, and lasted maybe half an hour.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Generic questions: Why are you looking to leave your current position? What type of computer programs do you currently use?
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Kaiser Permanente (Santa Rosa, CA) in May 2016
Interview
Contacted by Med/Surg manager, interviewed following week. Was kept waiting for one panel member to arrive. A panel member was obviously indicating with body language that the interview was a waste of his time. While other members took notes on my replies, he simply doodled on the question sheet he had in front of him. It was quite distracting and disrespectful.
I applied online. I interviewed at Kaiser Permanente (Irvine, CA) in May 2016
Interview
Two interviews total. The first interview was a panel interview of approximately six people interviewing a large group of about 30 interviewees. They asked everyone to introduce themselves, their certifications and their nursing motto. After introductions, we had to introduce the person sitting next to us and describe one achievement of theirs. Lastly, they had each person draw a question out of a basket that contained behavioral type questions. Then they sent us all home.
I heard six candidates were called for a second interview, and I was one of them but did not get an offer.
The second interview included two of the hiring managers and myself. It was only 15 minutes.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a specific challenging task that you experienced at your last job, and how you handled it.