Interviews
Interviewing with Health Care Employers
Interviews can be just as nerve racking for you as they can be for the person who is completing your interview. In some conditions, neither you nor the hiring manager know one another, you might have spoken on the telephone, but more often than not you were screened by someone other than the hiring manager. You are now meeting for the first time. Remember, you have prepared for this day by working on your resume, asking yourself essential questions, and investigating the company.
Be honest in your interview, but not too abrupt as you do not want to appear emotionally unstable. Talk as if you are talking to a friend, and do not give text book answers. The hiring manager already knows most of your technical skills and background and will confirm these things with you, but they also want to know you, your temperament, and will evaluate you to see if you will get along with the rest of their crew. Essentially, your soft skills are equally as important as your technical skills. They can train you on some technicalities but they cannot train your personality.
If in the end you are not selected for the role, they can at least remember you for your honesty, sincerity, and desire to work. You might not be the perfect fit for their group or the job, but they may know just the company to recommend you to.